Sentences with phrase «as the bat flew»

At this point, a husband in the stands chose to get up and run away as the bat flew towards him and his wife, rather than stay and protect her.

He described a scenario in which a bug latching onto a bat just fell to the floor of the cave as the bat flew off.

The study involved using high - speed cameras to photograph laser - illuminated smoke particles in the air as the bats fly.

Not exact matches

Among his strongest points is that observations that demonstrate gradual evolutionary changes in specific characteristics (beak shape of finches, color of forest moths, for instance) do not establish how gradual changes could bring about major evolutionary transitions that require concerted functioning of many specialized organs — such as the change from arboreal mammals to night - flying bats, or the origin of life.

His mind was still agonising over the matter of the exercise of authority, and in particular the matter of the «Ban» on the sacraments so often exercised by Church authorities when they wanted an overdue debt paying — bans «flying about like bats», as he had said in March — and in general the whole business of excommunication.

I did the same thing with rabies vaccination or injection or whatever when my cat caught a bat, which escaped in the house and ended up flying into my head (it didn't end well for the bat unfortunately as he escaped, and then got caught again — this is veggie catfood for you, creates a super cat!).

Backswing reaches its conclusion, recoil sends the bat flying, and there's a dusting of air sex as Park sends the ball on its way.

The only Boycott you'll see any where near the Emirates will be Geoff Boycott passing by the Stadium on his way to Heathrow prior to flying out on the Ashes tour as a commentator although it won't hurt to take his bat, probably get three tests

As Larry Walker trotted toward third base last Saturday at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, a blue batting helmet came flying out of the stands and bounced onto the infield.

The Clinchers were flying off their bats on Sunday as they combined for 29 runs in their two Games.

The Thunder will be relying on the big hitting of Jacques Kallis and Aiden Blizzard to get them off to a flying start with the bat as they've struggled to post big totals when their key men have failed to score big.

This is not a problem as you can easily decorate your child's mask with glitter glue as I did with the flying bat toy

Floating and flying above us are not only the usual suspects — birds, bats, insects — but countless microscopic creatures as well.

«It is unknown what the physiological effects of the parasites are on the bats, but the high diversity of parasites as well as the high proportion of individuals that are infected with the parasites suggest that this may be yet another example of the unusually high tolerance of these flying mammals for pathogens,» said co-author Juliane Schaer, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology and the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.

Both viruses are initially spread from fruit bats, more commonly known as flying foxes.

When bats echolocate, they emit rapid - fire, high - frequency clicks (usually out of range of human hearing), then swivel their ears like radar dishes to catch the echoes, a system sensitive enough to detect objects as thin as a human hair and tiny, night - flying insects.

The Mortlock Islands flying fox, a large, breadfruit - eating bat native to a few remote and tiny Pacific islands, has long been regarded as one of the world's least studied bats.

Such membranes are known from flying bats and pterosaurs, as well as in flying squirrels that glide down from the trees.

Bats seem to be adapted for slow speed and high maneuverability in the same way as hummingbirds, Hedenström says, whereas most flying birds are optimized for high speed.

To make sure that flying pollinators such as insects, birds and bats come to the flowers to pick up pollen, plants evolved special organs, the nectaries, to attract and reward the animals.

THE dragons in the Harry Potter movies fly using wings made from modified forelimbs, just as birds and bats do.

He is particularly charmed by insect - eating bats, who measure distance by timing echoes bouncing back from sounds they generate as they fly.

In a series of trials in Costa Rica, scientists studied Sowell's short - tailed fruit bats as they flew around a large octagonal cage.

As the researchers examined audio recordings from two bats flying and foraging together, they noticed calls that seemed different from typical echolocation.

Our trip was not without travel hiccups, as are wont to happen at this time of year; we had delays, missed connections, a surprise night in Singapore, no luggage for the first four days we were in Bali, and a particularly exciting evening whereupon sensing something large had flown against our mosquito net, we realized there was a bat in our room.

As the daughter of a flight school director, she has been flying since she was 12, and after three months with ATA, she can deliver new and repaired Spitfire fighter planes to airfields without batting an eyelash.»

Filled with information about bats, the scientists who work with them, and current approaches to bat conservation, this title in the Scientists in the Field series is filled with information, as it dispels myths about the flying mammal.

The best time to visit Cowrie Island is early morning as you will have the chance to see the beautiful sunrise while the best time to leave is around 5 pm so you can witness bats from the nearby «Bat Island» fly their way to the mainland.

Since you can fly for as low as 10,000 points — right off the bat, when you receive that 15,000 - point bonus, you can take a trip.

A colony of bats inhabits a small section of the parkland behind Mudlo Street, flying out at dusk as 1000's of Rainbow Lorakeets return to roost in the palm trees at the Marina Mirage.

There are acres upon acres of deep green paddy fields and at night the sound of the thundering surfing is only broken by the rustling of palm leaves and the odd clicking of bats as they feast o the many insects flying around.Villa Mana in Canggu, Bali boasts three splendid air - conditioned master bedrooms, which all have en suite bathrooms.

There are acres upon acres of deep green paddy fields and at night the sound of the thundering surfing is only broken by the rustling of palm leaves and the odd clicking of bats as they feast o the many insects flying around.

The platforming has also managed to take a turn for the worse with swarms of angry, loud bats highlighting the route, successfully managing to remove any sense of exploration from the game, although on occasion the handy flying rodents failed miserably to do their job, leaving me feeling oddly liberated as I leapt from handhold to handhold.

This quickly sets off a frantic, motion - controlled melee that has you batting away cutlery and fending off flying fists and feet as your assailant - who just so happens to be your freeloading roommate, Amanda - trashes your apartment.

The audio consists of sound effects, speech and music which collectively makes for quite an atmospheric tone to the game as the sound effects consist of ambient sounds related to which environment Baby is exploring, such as rain and thunder, a spinning windmill or fire, while there are nearby creatures such as bats and flies, amongst others with footstep and balloon related sounds.

Be on a look out for bats (some of them engulfed in flames) flying around holding pumpkin bombs, as shooting the bat will cause the pumpkin to fall and explode upon impact.

The framerate is consistent, even when the screen gets filled to the brim with flying bat - balls or Minotaur bots (as you may have gathered, enemy design leaves a lot to be desired).

As an example, projections have suggested that warming temperatures could alter the range for Flying Fox bats, which carry the deadly Nipah virus.

«They're flying out at a rate of 300 per second,» the guide shouts back, swatting the bats away as if they were flies.

From the Wildlife Trust, a non-profit organization that works with local scientists around the globe to encourage wildlife and habitat conservation, comes news of the world's largest fruit bat — a furry critter with a 5 - foot wingspan known as the flying fox.

Prof. Robert Barclay, who led the University of Calagary study, commented «Biologically, this makes sense as bats are more likely to fly when wind speeds are relatively low.»

Different from the biological classification Bird, the bird family of Dragon Quest refers to monsters that have a bird - like appearance or draw inspiration from flying mammals, such as the bat.

A frequent task for a family therapist is to keep the family - conversation going, in play as it were: as if standing at the side of a ping - pong table, where each time the ball falters between family bats, stops or falls off the table, the therapist flicks it back into play — toward or onto the bat of a participant, from which it flies onto another's.