#pallid bat

[cryptcatz]

found an old google doc i made of my favorite bat species. you should suggest more species for my list pls

ID:

A post describing 6 types of bats as follows:

Northern Ghost bat

Angry face

Primarily eats moths and apparently likes to sing while doing so. Fuckin superb you funky little ghost bat

Desert long-eared bat

What's he so happy about???

Apparently they get scorpion stings to the face a lot but it's okay because they just don't care and swoop down to eat them whole (stinger and poison sack included) off the ground anyways

So actually he's probably happy about all the scorpion murder he commits

Pallid bat

Ears

Greater false vampire bat

Can apparently eat like anything. Bugs? Yes. Frogs? Yes. Birds? You bet.

Like straight up cannibalizes bats smaller than it.

Kind of a killing machine overall really

Wrinkle faced bats

Ugly but full of love

has a flap of skin they use as a facemask when they nap. Fancy.

Their weird skull structure lets them eat a wider range of food than most other bats. So that's rad.

Frog eating bat.

They eat frogs

Fun at parties. Always brings fun food (frogs)

End ID.

(thank you @friendlybat for the ID!!)

#obviously it isn’t particularly informative mostly just a list of species to do further research on etc #bats #animals #cute bats #northern ghost bat #long eared bar #pallid bat #vampire bat #vampire bats #this is just a preview the actual list is longer #i like making lists. lol #especially of stuff i like #like animals #personal #am considering making a list like this for bugs birds etc #i kiiinda have some half done ones #hits i guess

[loveisinthebat]

Chill Like that

#Pallid Bat #bats of North America #bat of the Day #daily bat #bat #bats #batposting #cute bats #cute animals #They Chillin #Chill like that

[todaysbat]

California now has an official state bat: the Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus).

image description: a US postal stamp featuring a photo of a reddish orange bat with cream underside. The stamp is labelled "Pallid Bat" in green. Additional text reads "USA 37" in green and blue. Image source: National Postal Museum, The Smithsonian

Pallid bats are very cool, they're immune to scorpion venom after all, but there are literally two different species of bat found in California with California in their name that I would have expected to be named state bat before the Pallid bat.

California myotis (Myotis californicus) image description: a brown bat with black wings and a very mousey face roosting under a roof Image source: the high fin sperm whale, via wikipedia

California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus) image description: a grey bat with triangular flap of skin or leaf sticking up from its now. It is being held in a researcher's hand. image source: US Fish and Wildlife Service via wikipedia

#california myotis #myotis #myotis californicus #california leaf nosed bat #macrotus #macrotus californicus #pallid bat #Antrozous pallidus #bat news #bat politics #california #united states

[transgender-chiroptera]

I deeply respect whoever runs the Bat Conservation International instagram account because this shit is funny as hell

#Wouldn't usually repost this but I've gotta share it. made me laugh after all #and hey at least I understand how to credit memes. which is better than 90% of the stuff on here coughs #bat #microbat #uhhh #ok one of those is a #Pallid bat #idk about the rest

[vintagewildlife]

Hand-feeding bats By: Richard L. Cassell From: Natural History Magazine 1950

#captivity #pallid bat #microbat #bat #mammal #1950 #1950s #Richard L. Cassell #Natural History Magazine

[sing-geronimo]

i am mentally unwell

#furry shit #moose draws #evangelion #misato #misato evangelion #micha #micha echo #echo project #echo vn #cross dressing #pallid bat #echo fanart #micha fanart

[rinovarka]

Feeling batty lately so! Pallid Bat and Honduran Bat, woe, little guys be upon ye!

#bats #honduran white bat #pallid bat #watercolor #illustration #watercolor artist #animals #nature #nature art

[prairiegh0st]

Late night bat-posting

#own art #oc #sketches #pallid bat #bat #baaat

[sarahmackattack]

Cute bat emergency

📷: Lindsay Wildlife Experience

This is a Pallid Bat. They live in the Western US and in Mexico.

They are so cute I want to throw myself into traffic.

Pallid bats eat mostly insects and regularly eat half their body weight every night.

They are so cute that I feel the need to fall to my knees and scream, scream, scream forever.

Pallid bats will capture their pray on the ground and then take them back to their roosts.

When I look at this picture, I cannot stop myself from making that toothy smile right back at this bat.

Pallid bats will fly close to the ground when hunting, 1-2 meters above the earth.

I feel so emotionally invested in this bat that I feel it deserves a monument. A mural. A sculpture.

Pallid bats eat the most venomous scorpion in North America, Arizona Bark Scorpions.

The feeling I am feeling when I behold this bat is called "cute aggression".

#Cute bat #cute aggression #pallid bat #I am going to fuckin lose it #look at this fucking bat i mean. #scicomm #science communication #I would do anything for this bat

[sitting-on-me-bum]

The pallid bat is known for its unique habit of feeding almost entirely from the ground. Unlike most other North American bats, this species captures little, if any, prey while in flight. With its huge ears, it can detect insects simply by listening for footsteps, and it can respond accurately to a split-second sound from up to 16 feet away.

(Photo: J. Scott Altenbach, Bat Conservation International)

#j. scott altenbach #photographer #bat conservation international #pallid bat #bat #animal #mammal #wildlife #nature #north america #canada #canadian geographic

[apricotjackal]

Bat friend

#bat #pallid bat #furry #anthro #my-art #experimenting a bit to see if I can figure out how to make a bat work.

[loveisinthebat]

The Gang Gang

#Pallid bat #Bats of North America #Bats of Central America #Bat of the Day #Daily Bat #bat #bats #batposting #Cute bats #cute animals #You love to see them #SO many of them #lil fluff pile #they Comfy

[todaysbat]

I don't remember following you at all but I'm very happy to have more bats on my feed. What is your favourite bat?

I have several, depending on different categories. My favorite bat that lives in my area is the evening bat (I have a trio I refer to as the Three Amigos who come every summer). Pallid bats are my favorite desert dwelling species. Painted Bats are my favorite bat in general. Cheeto.

image description: profile picture of an Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)

Image description: profile picture of a Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)

image description: profile picture of a Painted Bat (Kerivoula picta)

Image source: All images from Merlin Tuttle.

#octopusdreamsofaquaticsheep #painted bat #kerivoula picta #pallid bat #antrozous pallidus #evenng bat #Nycticeius humeralis

[transgender-chiroptera]

Pallid Bat, via

#yeah same #pallid bat #microbat #bat

[vintagewildlife]

Pallid bat By: Richard L. Cassell From: Natural History Magazine 1950

#pallid bat #microbat #bat #mammal #1950 #1950s #Richard L. Cassell #Natural History Magazine

[omg-rodents]

Not a rodent, but bats are called fledermaus in German, which translates to "flying mouse," and I don't have another blog where this might fit, so call it close enough?

This female pallid bat is being examined by a licensed professional for scientific purposes, adhering to strict standards to prevent stress, injury, and zoonosis. She looks scary but the open mouth and bared teeth were all for show. She was actually pretty chill and cooperative during her exam.

She was released shortly after this photo was taken.

#pallid bat #not a rodent #bat #bats #cute bats #north american wildlife