As #batweek comes to a close, I thought I'd highlight a few of the coolest species of the over 1,300 we know of.
1. Hammerhead bat: Male vocal cords are about 3x larger than female, and they have large resonating chambers on their faces. Females appear more like a typical megabat.
2. Honduran White Bat constructs “tents“ out of understory plant leaves by strategically cutting the leaf ribs with its teeth; it roosts in these tents during the day ↩
A bat basically screams its head off all night to find its food via echolocation. Luckily, most of it is too high pitched for humans to hear 😉
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Day 3 of #WickedWhispers is #Bats
This is my daughter as a bat for Halloween back in 2005.
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Our Autumn shelves! 🍂🍁
We have tons of Halloween books, but not many just fall-themed.
“Luna, Luna, / where have you gone? / Pale bright moon.“
so-soJoyce Sidman's 'Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night' takes readers on a journey through the nocturnal world. Through its lyrical poems and detailed illustrations, it explores the mysteries of the night, making it a valuable resource for studying nature poetry and ecosystems. This book can be used to teach about the natural world, ecosystems, and the role of poetry in expressing observations and emotions
My final total for weeks 3 & 4= 3,913 points. Grand total = 7,926
I didn‘t get as much done as I hoped but it was still fun. Photo is from bat cookies at Bake at 350 (storing recipe away for next year) https://www.bakeat350.net/2019/10/cutest-hairy-bat-cookies.html?m=1
#scarathon #BatBrigade
Bat Week Day 2: Some bats have butt spoons they use to catch insects mid-flight, then they do crunches like a gym bro to pop the bug into their mouth. Bats can't glide (that's one way to tell them from birds while flying), so all this is done while flapping. #batweek
4. Bulldog bats have cheek pouches for storing food that look like bulldog jowls when empty. Their primary food is fish, and they use echolocation to “look“ for ripples in the water. 1w