Lonchophylla Inexpectata

An experiment could be devised in which bats are taken in a large quantity and one

Margaret Atwood contradicts humans to bats in the short story, “ My Life as a Bat,” by illustrating the roles and perspectives to differentiate each substance from one another. Atwood depicts, “ That was the plan. Death by flaming bat. The bats too would have died,of course. Acceptable megadeaths” (88-89). This portrays the role of a human being prejudiced to bats and mistreating them. In the role, humans are the ones causing harm to bats and themselves, they were planning to use destructive weapons on the bats but, it would have put humans on a deadly risk. The bats aren’t doing anything wrong, they are very innocent and just happen to be in a wrong time zone. On the other hand, by the myths of humans, they think otherwise about bats. Citizens

Corynorhinus townsendii, better known as Townsend’s big-eared bat, is a nocturnal bat native to North America. Found primarily in evergreen forests where caves and rocky outcrops are abundant, these bats are accustomed to a moderate climate. C. townsendii is categorized under the phylum Chordata, which is characterized by organisms that possess a notch cord. More specifically, Townsend’s bat is classified in the class Mamalia, which is characterized by animals that have hair, mammary glands, and the neocortex region of the brain. Class Mamalia encompasses myriad species and organisms, including humans, whales, squirrels, and other types of bats. Townsend’s bat is further

On April 25,1857 I Riley J Petersen found a species man has never seen before. I was off the coast of Australia, on an island called Tasmania. At first I thought I had stumbled across a pack of wild dogs, but as I got closer I realized that these are no dog.

Although the visual systems of bats and humans vary in many ways, both visual systems have evolved to benefit each species differently. While humans see life in color with their cones during the day, bats are the kings of nocturnal mammals and are capable of maneuvering throughout the night. It has become clear that bats are capable of so much more then just echolocation from a visual perspective. It is beyond fascinating to realize that what was once thought of as true, is actually false in reality. Therefore, it is safe to say that the phrase “you are as blind as a bat,” can be put to

What’s a bat and star combined that lives underwater? The answer is bat star! Bat star, or ‘asterina miniata’ (scientific name) is a marvelous invertebrate. Its scientific name was way too complicated to comprehend, but bat star had another name called ‘patiria miniata’, which meant vermilion dish (scarlet dish). In this animal report, I will be presenting animal anatomy and appearance (bat star’s physical characteristics), classification (what kind of invertebrate bat star is, how I know it, etc.), habitat (where bat star lives) and diet (what bat star eats and other information about bat star’s food).

Baseball bats have not always been the same shape and size they are today.Many baseball players were known to make their own bats. Overall, until real regulations depicting length and shape, it really didn't matter what players used. This experiment will not have any hard parts when conducting it other than measuring the length away from home plate the ball goes. Another hard part is figuring out which baseballs are hot by which bat. One way to solve both of these problems is to measure the distance before moving on to test the other bats.

Although there have been baseball bats of all shapes and sizes throughout the ages, all

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 26, 2014 (edit|[[Talk:Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 26, 2014|talk]]|history|links|watch|logs|views) Triaenops menamena is a bat in the genus Triaenops found on Madagascar, mainly in the drier regions. It was known as Triaenops rufus until 2009, when it was discovered that that name had been incorrectly applied to the species. Triaenops rufus is a synonym of Triaenops persicus, a closely related Middle Eastern species. Triaenops menamena is mostly found in forests, but also occurs in other habitats. It often roosts in

yotis alcathoe, the Alcathoe bat, is a small European bat. First described in 2001 from specimens taken from Greece and Hungary, its known distribution has expanded to include parts of Western and Central Europe, Spain, Italy, the Balkans, Sweden, and Azerbaijan. It is similar to the whiskered bat (M. mystacinus), but its brown fur is distinctive, and DNA sequencing has shown it to be a separate species. M. alcathoe has a forearm length of 30.8 to 34.6 mm (1.21 to 1.36 in) and a body mass of 3.5 to 5.5 g (0.12 to 0.19 oz). The fur is brown on the wings, usually reddish-brown on the upperparts, and brown below, but more grayish in juveniles. It has a very high-pitched echolocation call, with a frequency that falls from 120 kHz to about 43 kHz

This paper explores a regional issue of White-Nose Syndrome in bats throughout Missouri. Left untreated this fungus could cause several endangered bat species to become extinct. There are several new experiments to see if we can control the spread of White-Nose Syndrome including exposing bats to a bacterium, creating man made hibernation stations or other changes within the bats makeup. The best results we have seen so far must go back to the preservation of a banana. This bacterium may be the best way to preserve our current way of life without hopefully changing to world around us greatly as well.

I can distinctly remember myself as a young child walking outside at dusk and looking up into the sky seeing a recurring black cloud floating above, swooping and diving like a synchronized ballet above me. Now, sixteen or so odd years later when I visit my parents country home in North Georgia, I no longer see the performance dancing above me. This is a sad reminder of a much bigger issue. The issue I am referring to is the huge decline in the eastern bat population due to WNS or White Nose Syndrome.

However, by exploring deeper into the structure of a bat and its mind and, human may eventually understand how it feels like for a bat to experience being a

In early 2011, a strange, haunting discovery was made on the coast of Portland, Maine. A group of tourists enjoying a luxury sunset cruise spotted an unusually large, bat-like creature making its way along the cliff face, and disappearing into a dark cave.

White nose syndrome is a fungal disease that has been devastating North American bat populations since 2006. It is characterized by a white “fuzzy muzzle”, wing lesions, and mortality. The epidemic has killed over 6.7 million bats to date; yet the majority of hibernating bats are not listed on the Endangered Species Act. Pseudogymnoascus destructans is the fungal pathogen that is both psychrophilic and keratinophilic and it invades the bats at a time when they are actively suppressing respiration, have a slowed metabolism, lowered body temperature and a weakened immune system. Scientists have observed unusual flying patterns during hibernation periods. Early on physiological disturbances are proposed to take place causing the most impacted