It's Bat Week! Here at Oregon Caves we love our bat friends.π₯°
π¦ There are eight species of bat that visit the cave including Myotis bats, Townsend's Big Ear bats, and Big Brown bats.
π¦ Our bats are...
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Keweenaw NHP's #BatWeek focus is the little brown bat! Little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) are insectivores. A single bat can consume up to 1,000 insects in an hour, and a pregnant female can eat up ...
B is for Bats! π¦ Meet Felix, our local bat expert and big-time bat enthusiast, showing off our bat detector kit from our Library of Things collection!
Did you know itβs International Bat Week from Oc...
Happy Bat Week! Nectarivorous and frugivorous bats are essential plant pollinators for agave (US and Mexico), coconuts, wild bananas, avocados, durian, figs, black pepper, mangoes, guava, and more. In...
π¦ FANGTASTIC! Itβs Bat Week! π Donβt bat an eye at these amazing crittersβbats are the only free-flying mammals, they navigate with echolocation, and are nocturnal. Bat wait, thereβs more to their awe...
Did you know the Little Brown Myotisπ¦ likes to hang out with friends? This photo comes from a roost survey that gives Pineryβs bat team vital data about behaviour and roost selection. We often find ba...
Did you know that the last week in October is designated as International Bat Week? Check out batweek.org to find activities near you.
Most bats in North America eat insects, including moths, beetle...
ππ¦ Why Bats Matter π¦π
Bats are nature's ultimate pest control! π¦ A single Little Brown Bat can eat up to 600 insects in just one hour, while some species feast on over 1,000 insects every night! By ...