White Bats !!

[science_spot]

We couldn't do Halloween week without a post on bats :)  Black bats are a natural (slightly creepy) sidekick to halloween, but have you ever seen white bats?  How cute is this Honduran White Bat?  Picture from rainforest-alliance.

Up close, he's got quite an interesting nose (picture from animalpicturesarchive.com).

 

These bats are tiny little fluffy-furred white bats.  Parts of their skin is bright orange, which you can see on their parts that are furr-less, like the ears and face.  Rainforest-Alliance has a nice information sheet if you want to learn a little more about these creatures.  It is quite interesting how they roost in little tents made of leaves, which makes their fur appear green to predators!

 

Happy Halloween!

 

Tonya

AKA sunmoonstars

The Science Spot

 

 

[Ezranight]

Oct. 28, 2009 at 1:05 PM

I LOVE bats, they are soo cute, lol...thanks for this!

[babymomma0306]

Oct. 28, 2009 at 5:09 PM

They look like cotton balls with wings!

[evwsquared]

Oct. 29, 2009 at 3:03 AM

Maybe that nose would be able to resist white nose fungus!

[auroragold]

Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:32 AM

Kinda cute!

[mtnmama111]

Oct. 29, 2009 at 9:25 PM

bats and ravens... my favs...

[Krystal.Ingalls]

Oct. 29, 2009 at 11:26 PM

Those are adorable!  I know, wierd thing to say about bats.  LOL!  I've never seen a white one before though.

[mommypip]

Oct. 30, 2009 at 12:46 AM

I love bats. I made tons for halloween haha. They are just so cute and interesting.