The ultrasound signals help nocturnal predators to learn to avoid the moths ( Dunning and Roeder 1965 , Hristov and Conner , 2005 ) , and can interfere with the bat 's ability to precisely locate flying moths ( Ratcliffe and Fullard , 2005 ) .
The ultrasound signals help nocturnal predators to learn to avoid the moths Dunning DC , Roeder KD ( 1965 ) Moth sounds and the insect - catching behavior of bats . 
 DOI : 10.1007/s00114 - 005 - 0611 - 7 , and can interfere with the bat 's ability to precisely locate flying moths ( Ratcliffe and Fullard , 2005 ) .