The Honduran white bat aka the white tent making bat! So adorable! #Bats #batsofinstagram #bat #nerdfacts #animalfacts | Zachary Gibson

🦇MTBC Bat Fact: Many rainforest bats, especially in Latin America, form their homes by cutting midribs of large leaves to form “tents.” ⛺ A common tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum) lives in these "tent" roosts and is one of many species that (together) play key roles in rain forest seed dispersal.🌱 Thomas's fruit-eating bat (Dermanura watsoni) are another example of "tent" makers. They cut the midribs of large leaves, including those of young palms, Heliconia, banana and a variety of other

These bats make intricate tents out of leaves

Check out this very rare footage of the variable flying foxes catching moths and eating them! The bat on the left clearly knows how to hunt for them, making a tent with her wings to stop the moth in flight, then catching it in her wrist to eat it. This is very fascinating behavior and amazing that it’s been caught on camera! In Australia, grey-headed flying foxes have been found to feed on cicadas, both when in flight and when the insects are resting on trees. But there is very limited video foo

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