Vampire bats sense infrared radiation to locate places where blood flows close to their prey's skin. At a molecular level, this ability is underpinned by the intricate redesign of an ion channel on facial nerves. See Letter p.88
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Fenton, M. Heat-thirsty bats. Nature 476, 40–41 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/476040a
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