In the field! 🔍 Last month, our team was in the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico, capturing bats to monitor for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
🦇 silver-haired bat (𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘴)
📷 Rachel Harper
3 facts about fish-eating myotis for #WorldOceansDay
🐟 They are the only bats that hunt exclusively over the ocean.
👣 They have huge feet, reaching almost 15% of their total body length.
🦐 They feed primarily on lanternfish and shrimp-like crustaceans.
📸 Glenn Thompson
If the 🙃 were a bat... 🦇
🦇 Rodrigues fruit bat
📸 Pierrickferret, iNaturalist
Tag your bestieeeEeEEEEeee. 👯♂️
If you 🖤 bats and want to help them in your area, consider planting a bat garden!
Not in California? Learn more about planting a bat garden in your area.🪻
👉https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-gardens/
The caves bats crave. Happy #CaveWeek! @caveweek
Happy bat-watching season! Have you seen any batties this year?🦇
While some bats drink on the wing (by lapping water with their tongues as they fly over a water source), others hydrate by wetting their bellies in a body of water, then licking it off. This is known as belly dipping -- and requires incredible precision to avoid getting water on their wings 💦
Join the team!
If you are passionate about conserving bats and meet more than 70% of the qualifications, you are encouraged to apply.
Visit batcon.org/careers to learn more and apply. 🦇
