Spooky Halloween Bat Fighting Extinction
Boo guys! 🦇
What images come to mind when you think of Halloween? Probably pumpkins, witches, and goblins, black cats, and—of course—bats!
For centuries, tales and rumors of blooding-sucking bats spread throughout Europe.
The evil images of a winged demon stalked the night to prey on the blood of unsuspecting victims while they slept fit perfectly into the dark lore of Halloween.
Fortunately, these beneficial creatures are not the evil demons of the dark - unless you're a moth or mosquito.
Here are some interesting facts about them:
-Bats are the only mammals that are capable of true flight.
-Bats have excellent vision. They are not blind.
-They can live over 25 years.
-Females give birth to only one young per year.
-Bats are important pest controllers, eating billions of insects every year. A single animal can catch and eat over 1,000 insect each night.
-Fruit and nectar eating species are important pollinators.
They also disperse seeds from the fruits that they eat.
-There are over 1,100 species of bats worldwide, and only three species are vampires. All of the rest eat insects, fruits, nectar and pollen.
As we can see bats are highly beneficial animals, but guess what?
Bat populations are threatened by White Nose Syndrome (a white fungus that transmitted so quickly by humans inadvertently carrying the fungus from cave to cave on their clothing and gear).
The disease is highly contagious, and many of the populations are in serious decline.
About half of the species found in the US are listed as threatened or endangered.
Bats deserve better, as well as all flora and fauna of our planet.
Save bats! 🦇
Save the planet! 🌎
Happy Halloween! 🎃
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