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I SAT DOWN IN THE SILENCE OF MY ROOM FOR A MINUTE AND COULD HEAR THE BATS!

We have bats that live in our attic; in a sealed off section so we don’t bother each other. We don’t have a huge problem with them living in our house as we live in a marsh and they really help to keep the mosquito population down.

At night they fly out of some slits on the side of the house by the attic but I haven’t seen them in a long time. My current bedroom sits right underneath/beside where they live.

It’s very comforting to hear them chattering.

Though, it is winter time so they should be sleeping (today was kind of warm though, I wouldn’t be surprised if they got some food or water today, it’s been a dry winter so far)

Things I Love

  • Bats
  • Monster Girls
  • Sharks
  • Cephalopods (Especially Cuttlefish)
  • Snakes
  • Bearded Dragons (The reptile)
  • Dragons (with or without beards)*
  • Kittens
  • Big dogs
  • Mythical Creatures
  • Sea Creatures
  • Bats
  • Bats
  • Vampires
  • Bats
  • Combinations of the Above (Bat Dragons! Sea Bats! Bats!)
  • Aliens
  • Space
  • Space Bats

koryos:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN HERE’S A POST ON BATS (that’s a vampire bat skeleton, yo)

I don’t know if you guys have noticed this, but I’m a pretty big fan of bats. I’ve been meaning to do a grand ole post on them for a while, and this seems to be the perfect season to do it. So, in regards to the season, I’ll talk briefly about the incredible diversity within order Chiroptera, and then talk a bit about the common vampire bat because it is actually pretty rad.

QUICK BAT FACTS! Did you know….

  • Bats comprise about one-fifth of known mammal species?
  • The smallest known mammal is a bat? (Well, there’s also a shrew contender, but we’re going with the bat today.)
  • The largest bats have five-foot wingspans?
  • Tequila wouldn’t exist without bats? (One species pollinates the agave plant it’s made from.)
  • Some bats have nipples in their armpits?
  • NO bat species is blind?
  • Bats can live over 20 years?
  • Bats are highly intelligent, social animals?
  • THAT BATS WILL NOT LAND/GET TANGLED IN YOUR HAIR, EVER, STOP BELIEVING THIS MYTH

Okay, let’s learn about bats.

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