Ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla)
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Ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla)
Have you seen the ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla)?
I have now
Yes, in photos/videos
Yes, irl
I'm not sure
A ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla).
© cjgarcia09 / iNaturalist
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
There's nothing supernatural about the ghost-faced bat, except maybe how cute it is! It's unusual facial features are actually an adaptation for echolocation; it's large ears and specially-formed wrinkles help the bat to direct and receive the high-pitched calls that it uses to navigate.
(Image: A researcher holding a ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla) by Lisette Siles)
hi i like bats also a lot lot lto lot my favorite is the vampire bat ofc because classic but also my favorite is horseshoe bats and any other guys who have the realllly wrinkly noses and faces. i hope you have a good day :)
YEAAHHHHH THE MORE WRINKLES THE BETTER BABYYYYY
Mormoopidae family final round, battle for first place: Big Naked-backed Bat vs Ghost-faced Bat vs Parnell's Moustached Bat
Big Naked-backed Bat
Ghost-faced Bat
Parnell's Moustached Bat
little creature of the day: ghost-faced bat
They remind me of pugs a little bit
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Completely redid my Mr Stones design because I’ve since figured out how I want to draw curators, and I couldn’t get the idea of ghost-faced bat Stones out of my head, it’s both ridiculous and terrifying <3
I was going to keep the old colours but I tried this kind of slate-y colour and it worked better. It was tricky to fit the cloak on over that strange head shape and mass of fluff, but I did manage to make it more ornate than the last version
Round 1 Match 20
Balaenognathus vs. Ghost-Faced Bat
Balaenognathus
Ghost-Faced Bat
Balaenognathus: "Pterosaurs in general are absolutely bizarre, with their stupidly long metacarpals and just generally weird wings, but this one said fuck it and decided to be a filter feeder, like a flamingo, with tiny hair teeth and a beak that looks like it was flattened by flying into a brick wall at high speed in a slapstick cartoon"
Ghost-Faced Bat: "eyes in he ears"