The spotted bat. As promised in the recent podcast I had with Bryan at Guidefitter, here are a couple of photos of the rarely encountered spotted bat, Euderma maculatum. This bat has the largest ears of any North American bat species, feeds on moths and small beetles, echolocates in the audible range of most humans (below 25KHz) and, as far as we've been able to docum... Read more#wildlifeconservation #batconservation Cheyenne Wallace That thing is awesome! Bill Fox Thanks for sharing Jason. Pretty cool. Still don't know if I would want it next to me. Lol Following up on my previous post on the Townsend's big-eared bat. Here's a fun photo of the same species that shows perfectly well how they drink. Relatively slow speed over still water, they dip down and lap up the water they need. #batconservation #wildlifeconservation#batconservation #wildlifeconservation Jason Corbett* @billfox Thanks Bill! They are amazing creatures for sure. I know many have not really had the chance to see them up close so I'll keep posting photos of more species here in the US so folks can get to "know" them. Howdy! Here's a portrait of a Townsend's big-eared bat so you can see just how large the ears are as opposed to the previous photos I posted of them roosting in mines. This one was captured in southern Arizona. The bumps on its snout are pararhinal glands. They may mark roost spots with them and maybe their pups so they can locate them in a colony. They might also be ... Read more#wildlifeconservation #conservation #batconservation I mentioned in one of my previous posts that my work can be a bit, odd. Bats roost in all manner of places including abandoned uranium mines. Long after they produced their last ore for our national security and energy needs, our winged friends have sought, typically, winter shelter in them. Some of these mines are accessed by vertical openings called shafts. To gain ... Read more#batconservation #wildlifeconservation #wildlifemanagement #conservation Zack Rice Absolutely amazing! Didn't think about uranium mines until now haha. Bryan Koontz You rappel down into abandoned uranium mines? Good grief. I sit at a computer most of the day for my job....and of course, you help bat colonies down in uranium mines. You win! :) Another bat photo for you all, this time one of our US bats. It is species found in the west and is what we call a cavernicolous bat meaning it lives in and needs caves, or other underground space like a mine, to live, hibernate, raise young (pups) etc. If you have ever been out in a western state, come across an abandoned mine, and looked into the inky darkness, ther... Read more#batconservation #conservation #wildlifeconservation Bryan Koontz So cool. I had to google it to see more pics of the big ears of this Corynorhinus townsendii. Can you post more pics of this species so that we can see those big ears? Do the bigger ears give them a radar advantage over other species with smaller ears, or what purpose do the bigger ears serve? Michiganbow I have learned more about bats this past week than in my entire life. And I thank you for that. Really interesting. Happy Bat Week! Just sharing some photos of these fascinating creatures, I know many of us simply see them as a silhouette in the evening sky. This photo is of a roosting Antillean ghost-faced bat hanging out, literally, in its home in a cave in the Caribbean. This is a cave we are actively working with landowner to protect. #caveconservation #conservation #wildlifeco... Read more#caveconservation #conservation #wildlifeconservation Bryan Koontz Amazing photography. How many species of bats are there in the world? And how many in North America? 
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