#batsarecool

[americasgreatoutdoors]

Pollinate much? When not completely covered in pollen, the lesser long-nosed bat is light brown or cinnamon gray. A migratory nectar bat native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, this bat is an important pollinator. In the United States, they pollinate plants like agaves, saguaro and organ pipe cacti. The lesser long-nosed was also the first bat removed from the federal Endangered Species Act due to recovery under the Trump Administration in 2018. Back in 1988, when the species was first listed, there were thought to be only about 1,000 bats. There are now an estimated 200,000 bats range-wide. Photo by National Park Service.

[simonscat]

Halloween is fast approaching...let’s get spooky 👻

[junglevibestrading]

This year has been #wild. Thank all of you for all the love and support! I’m so grateful for my followers, I couldn’t do what I do without you. #bestnine2018 . . . . . #holidaygift #handmade #handcrafted #oceanlife #seacreatures #octopus #creepycute #batsarecool #bats #batconservation #junglevibes #endangeredspecies #savebats #happynewyear #miniatureanimals #animalart #animallover #flyingfox #sewing #sewist #sewistsofinstagram #fiberart #stuffedanimal https://www.instagram.com/p/Br-llC6BctQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ef4gef47sebz

[tuttledvd-blog]

Veldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat

A Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) about to take a ripe fig in Ivory Coast, Africa. These and other small fruit-eating bats can account for more than 95% of reforestation in cleared areas.

See More Bat Photography by Merlin Tuttle: https://merlintuttle.smugmug.com

[laurafisk]

So happy to draw the holiday card for @austinbatrefuge again this year!! Did you know that southern yellow bats live in the dried palms hanging down on a palm tree? They’re really important homes for them so don’t trim those palms! Bat refuge is also doing matching donating to the end of the year so check them out! #batsarecool #protectbats #southernyellowbats #austinbatrefuge https://www.instagram.com/fiskandfern/p/CYHP4G0FFh6/?utm_medium=tumblr

[laurafisk]

So happy to have done the @austinbatrefuge holiday card this year! We haven’t been able to do any in person volunteering since covid and miss it! Yay for bats and austin bat refuge is a wonderful org helping rehabilitate local bats - especially the Mexican Freetail bat on the card. #lovebats #batsarecool #austinbatrefuge #mexicanfreetailedbats https://www.instagram.com/p/CJRiZjClAhL/?igshid=1m26cyxpdis9o

[gencottraux]

Drawing class with @jenniferlindermanart this week was bats 🦇! I always hesitate about putting in background colors; sometimes it’s better without. But once you start, you’re committed to carry it through. #colorpencildrawing #batdrawing #batsarecool #batsareamazing #makearteveryday #onlineartclass #batsareimportanttooursurvival (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvW0iFhDUt/?igshid=1e6m23ocbkpbj

[laurafisk]

Today is bat appreciation day! My son today wore his bat sweatshirt, bat socks, and bat shirt (a different one than this one! We have several) in honor of it. Bats are incredible creatures that do so much good and but treated like pests! I especially appreciate all the great work that @austinbatrefuge does to save bats in austin (and we can’t wait to get back to volunteering there) Also, this shirt is up in my Etsy shop currently. #batappreciationday #batsarecool #batsarecute #vampirebat @batconservationinternational https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GBZwnFZO2/?igshid=3xfreywshb3q