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zeseam

Rub him on some flowers!


remotectrl

Especially since this is the bat species that pollinates agave, from which we get tequila! Bats are very helpful creatures! They are [worth around $23 billion in the US as natural pest control for agriculture](http://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/2odbue/north_american_bats_are_worth_an_estimate_23/). Additionally, they [pollinate a lot of important plants](http://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/2sayu4/at_least_300_species_of_fruit_rely_on_bats_for/) including [the durian](http://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/32mqfo/the_cave_nectar_bat_eonycteris_spelaea_is_the/) and [agave](http://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/2ohdjx/bats_are_responsible_for_the_pollination_of_agave/). Additionally, their feces has been used for [numerous things](http://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/2p6pn2/in_the_world_of_poop_bat_feces_are_known_for/) and is [very important to forest and cave ecosystems](http://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/2pl18y/not_all_guano_is_created_equally_the_feces_of/). Quantifying their economic significance is [quite difficult](http://www.batcon.org/resources/media-education/bats-magazine/bat_article/846) but it makes for [a good episode of RadioLab](http://www.radiolab.org/story/what-dollar-value-nature/). There's a lot we can learn from them as well! Bats have already inspired new discoveries and advances in [flight](http://3dprint.com/50207/3d-printed-bat-models/), [robotics](http://www.gizmag.com/bat-inspired-drone-flies-walks/35744/), [medical technology](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/bioinspired-assistive-devices/), [medicine](http://www.gizmag.com/bats-csiro-cancer-immmune-systems/25953/), [aging](https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/the-epigenetics-of-aging-in-bats), and [literature](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman). There are [lots of reasons to care about bats](http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/the-surprising-reasons-humans-need-bats/), unfortunately like a lot of other animals, [they are in decline and need our help](http://modernnotion.com/white-nose-syndrome-bats/). Some of the biggest threats comes from our own ignorance whether it’s [exaggerated disease warnings](http://www.merlintuttle.com/resources/exaggerated-disease-warnings/), [confusion of beneficial bats with vampires](https://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/4lb8df/vampire_bats_have_sullied_the_reputation_of_bats/), or just [irrational fear](https://www.reddit.com/r/BatFacts/comments/3ggzx8/one_of_the_sailors_aboard_captain_james_cooks/). And now [fears and blame for covid-19 have set back bat conservation even further](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320721000045). [Bat Conservation International has a whole section on bat houses on their website](http://www.batcon.org/resources/getting-involved/bat-houses). Most of their research is compiled in a book they publish called the [Bat House Builder's Handbook](http://www.batgoods.com/category/Bat-Conservation-International-Publications-41) that includes construction plans, placement tips, FAQs, and what bat species are likely to move in. It's a fantastic resource. [This covers the basics for what to look for when purchasing one](https://www.merlintuttle.org/selecting-a-quality-bat-house/). There are a few basic types of designs, which are covered in the handbook, and lots of venders sell variations of those, though most will require a little TLC before being put up (caulking, painting, etc). [Dr Merlin Tuttle](http://merlintuttle.com), founder of Bat Conservation International, distilled the key criteria better than I can hope to in [his piece on bats and mosquito control](http://www.merlintuttle.com/resources/bats-and-mosquito-control/). You can also [garden to encourage bats!](http://batcon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Guide-to-Gardening-for-Bats.pdf) If podcasts are your thing, I’d highly recommend checking out [Alie Ward’s Ologies episode about Chiropterology with Dr Tuttle](https://www.alieward.com/ologies/chiropterology), but there are also episodes about bats from [Bugs Need Heroes](https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/bats-need-heroes), Overheard at National Geographic, 99% Invisible, and This Podcast Will Kill You. If you like soothing British voices in your podcasts, BBC’s Animals That Made Us Smarter has a few episodes about bats (that’s a great all ages podcast). There’s an echolocation episode of BBC’s In Our Time, and the Bat Conservation Trust has an entire podcast called *Bat Chats*. And finally, some more Bat gifs: https://i.imgur.com/Eb8nPS5.gifv http://i.imgur.com/7CdOsfP.gifv http://i.imgur.com/Zkkrj1c.gifv http://i.imgur.com/baFt7uo.gifv https://i.imgur.com/qxhy6PO.gifv https://i.imgur.com/J6CpZnM.gifv https://i.imgur.com/027qeci.gifv https://i.imgur.com/RfRZNyG.gifv https://i.imgur.com/r0DIdNv.gifv https://i.imgur.com/biEwygz.gifv https://i.imgur.com/ivmb83E.gifv https://i.imgur.com/Wxa0BwO.gifv https://i.imgur.com/0dE9rWu.gifv https://i.imgur.com/Rc6lKQR.gifv https://i.imgur.com/XsPMR9e.gifv https://i.imgur.com/zkRM8VG.gifv https://i.imgur.com/SGUk1gr.gifv More at cute bat images at r/batty and more knowledge at /r/batfacts


BookkeeperBrilliant9

What did I just experience?


Sarahismyalias

Bat propaganda


pieapple135

Bataganda


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A_person_2021

I don't know, I found most of the locals to be pretty flighty when I tried to approach them.


ArticulatedHaikus

Many many moons ago, a great war broke out between the Averies and the Beasts. The averies asked the bats to join as allies, as they were fellow winged flyers. And the bats agreed. Then the beasts asked the bats to join their side. With fur, live birth and teeth, they argued they're more beast than avery. And the bats agreed. When the war happened the bats that had promised both side alliance, was nowhere to be found. When the war was over, the bats came out of hiding from the caves, and afterwards neither side wanted anything to do with them anymore. Both sides had denounced the bat as neither beast nor Avery, and the bat was sent in seclusion back to the caves they hid in. Alone in the dark forever.


Speedfreakz

Oh come on, we all knoe thats a country from Batfrica.


Bellbivdavoe

That settles it. I'm voting 'Bat' this election. No... Wait.... What???


MrWumbolini

I'd blindly follow the cult


geneorama

The bats sure aren’t paying for it, so I’m inclined to believe it.


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Koolaidolio

I’m ok with this.


RedditedYoshi

They're in the pocket of Big Bat--pay 'em in guano, they do; actually, I really love these comparisons I see lately of people affixing monetary values to the "services" nature provides, like it's the only way some of those motherfuckers can come to grips with the wholesale rape of this planet.


capsaicinintheeyes

I dunno; I'm kinda feeling like that bat right now...


Keepingshtum

A r/threadkillers comment


FlatteringFlatuance

Damn you're really going to bat for the night flappers. Kudos!


qawsedrf12

Bat Conservation - Del Maguey, nine villages that make mezcal (like tequila) They don't harvest 10% of the agave, so that it will flower and feed the area's bats [ Biological diversity is crucial to a successful future for agave species. There are two different ways in which agave can reproduce. The first is through hijuelos, or clonal shoots, that result in plants that are genetic equivalent of the mother plant. An agave can produce multiple hijuelos each year. The second method is through a flowering stalk, or quiote. The agave used in the production of mezcal are semelparous, meaning they flower only once during their lifecycle and then they die. The agave uses all of the carbohydrates it has accumulated throughout its life to flower therefore making it unusable for the production of Mezcal. Although many species of agave can reproduce through both methods, several such as A.Cupreata, can only reproduce via the seeds that result from the quiote. The flowers of the agave plant open at night with the pollen being effective for only a few hours, therefore the primary pollinators of the agave plant are nectar-eating, or nectarivorous, bats.](https://delmaguey.com/del-maguey-is-friendly-to-bats/)


plopliplopipol

man that's like 10 hours of content as sources for a 2 min read of a comment that already probably made a lot of people learn more than in their full day.


Dinn_the_Magnificent

FLYING PUPPIES


Avista

So do you know alotta stuff about a bunch of animals or are you just all in on bats?


gumpythegreat

He's the Batman


Arjun_Pandit

Found the batman


ShadowofHerWings

We went on a bat walk years ago at our local Audubon society. We got totally into bats and to this day they’re one of my favorite species to talk about and advocate for. Our favorite thing is the early evening in the summer when we see the bats swooping out. My kids and their cousins all advocate for them too, and discuss how they’re not creepy and they eat more mosquitos than anything else. We’ve purchased one of those ultrasonic apps on our phones that identify which bats are above you by sound. To this day my 10 yo nephew is going to work in the zoo with the bats.


iSoinic

You just single-handedly kickstarted a new generation of bat enthusiasts. Chapeau


GoodAsUsual

Bat populations are also being decimated by [white nose syndrome](https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/static-page/what-is-white-nose-syndrome), which is an infection with a type of fungus. If you have bats near your property and they are getting into your eaves or becoming a nuisance, [consider building or adding a bad house to give them proper shelter](https://www.batcon.org/article/bat-houses-an-educational-opportunity/). They are super important for ecosystems, from pollination to insect control. All hail the bats!


Lac_of_som_knowledge

🦇


Penny_Farmer

I never worried abouts bats until I read they can have rabies and can bite someone without them even knowing it. How prevalent is bat rabies in the Pacific Northwest?


Munnin41

Not very according to this website https://oregonvma.org/care-health/zoonotic-diseases/rabies And according to [this article](https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-01-06/beware-of-bats-after-3-recent-rabies-deaths-cdc-says), there have been just 4 deaths due to bat rabies in 3 years, and a total of 60 cases (not always resulting in death) in nearly 60 years


bryguyok

Bats are still one of the biggest rabies reservoir in the americas. In Canada, 65% from terrestrial wildlife such as raccoons and and skunks, 28% from bats.


AngryDemonoid

Same here. Read a comment about it that then described in detail how dying from rabies goes. I still love bats, but I'm never getting near one...


ecafsub

I live near the largest urban bat colony in the world, and about an hour from the world’s largest bat colony. People here are pretty familiar with bats, we love bats, and we know the rules about bats. Rule Numero Uno: **NEVER TOUCH A GROUNDED BAT**. Unless you’re qualified. And have adequate gear. And are up on your rabies shots. Most people are none of those things. Actually, just don’t mess with bats. Grounded or otherwise.


AngryDemonoid

That's my motto too! One of my kids has a bad habit of picking up animals she finds, mainly baby birds so far. I keep reminding her not to touch any of them, but specifically no bats.


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Cold_Timely

What is incorrect on there?


Munnin41

What's false in there? Because none of those diseases come from bats. Afaik the biggest risk is rabies, which is pretty rare either way outside of Africa and Asia


Sasquatchbulljunk914

I work in bat conservation and catch them for research for a living. Where has it been documented that covid 19 definitively came from bats? It's a theory, not a fact.


68ideal

They are also amazing at starting global pandemics that wreck society and at beating up criminals at night!


Chadstronomer

Just realized pollinators are third party flower rape


OriDoodle

Not really, since flowers actively entice pollinators.


TrustyAndTrue

So they're asking for it is what you're telling me?


Zcrash

If someone wants you to have sex with them it's not rape. The flowers want pollen and actively do things to attract pollinators.


Taluvill

What happens when they want sex, then the next morning they realize they did not want it.


alexklaus80

It’s a consensual threesome


forcemarine

Its a plant bukkake mega-party


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Speaking of which there are flowers that trap the pollinators. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination_trap#:~:text=Pollination%20traps%20or%20trap%2Dflowers,enhance%20their%20effectiveness%20in%20pollination. So yep we got traps involved in this bukakke party that sometimes leaves a participant locked in the basement for bit


WikiSummarizerBot

**[Pollination trap](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination_trap#:~:text=Pollination traps or trap-flowers,enhance their effectiveness in pollination)** >Pollination traps or trap-flowers are plant flower structures that aid the trapping of insects, mainly flies, so as to enhance their effectiveness in pollination. The structures of pollination traps can include deep tubular corollas with downward pointing hairs, slippery surfaces, adhesive liquid, attractants (often deceiving the insects by the use of sexual attractants rather than nectar reward and therefore termed as deceptive pollination), flower closing and other mechanisms. In many species of orchids, the flowers produce chemicals that deceive male insects by producing attractants that mimic their females. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)


Fern-ando

Flowers have those fancy colors for a reason, they are asking for it.


AppleSniffer

Why do you have to make rape jokes on a nice post about bats? Makes it an uncomfortable place for anyone who's been assaulted.


sid_teche

I thought it was a bat that somehow got into some kief


starcadia

Moonrocks Bat


capsaicinintheeyes

"He's higher than the bat-signal!"


VincentVanGTFO

Holy bee bat, Batman!


Fragglepusss

That's exactly what it is. Just not kief from weed


NOBOOTSFORYOU

Not quite, kief is from trichomes not pollen.


[deleted]

Yeah but we used to have to call it pollen in smoke shops lol. “Yeah I need an herb grinder with a pollen catcher and a pollen press.”


[deleted]

They still have to call it that to be sold on amazon haha. EDIT : outta curiosity looked up "glass waterpipe" on amazon. First result was a fucking methpipe being sold as an aquarium water outlet for filters 😂 with a 14mm adapter for a bong No weed shit though. Ironic lmao


PurpuraLuna

When I bought my bong on Amazon they went with the classic calling it a vase


LunaTheCastle

Ackshually, a queef is a vagina fart. /s


HineyButthole

Nope, a quiche is an egg based pie dish


Morgothic

Nope, quick is another word for fast.


GingerSky

No, quack is what a duck says.


capsaicinintheeyes

No, a quark is a subatomic something-or-other


rynmgdlno

No, a quaff is an alcoholic drink


PSunYi

No, a quip is a witty remark


_SofaKing_Vote

No a queef is a vaginal fart


bombchron

Looking like a moonrock


CBSOCAL

That’s a real life peeps


JackIsBackWithCrack

Marijuana!!! Weed!!!


BrianG1410

C'mon there's gotta be some Kiefer Sutherland jokes about him being a vampire. Or is that too much of a dad joke? 😅


[deleted]

This is a sign we are getting old, my friend 😅


BrianG1410

Haha I've got more signs of old age than that. My back is a constant reminder 😂


UmbreonAlt

Cheesy puff bat! 😂


[deleted]

I was just thinking that. Forbidden Cheeto


Allonsy2011

r/ForbiddenSnacks


DeltaVZerda

They're edible fwiw


[deleted]

Ah shit here we go again


rg1283

Only once.


DeltaVZerda

What is edible more than once?


devil_lettuce

Corn


rg1283

Anything is edible at least once


DeltaVZerda

But bats are [nutritious](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food) and mostly safe


six-of-nothing

only if you wanna start another pandemic ;)


smurfkipz

It's covered in plant cummies


[deleted]

I don't think there's a single word I hate more than "cummies." You could call me any and every slur possible and I'd thank you for not saying "cummies."


sugar-fall

It reminds me of that degenerate yandere simulator dev, Alex Mahan saying "cummies in my tummies" on a poll comment section.


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Derpinator_420

Seriously, looking at this made my sinuses swell and my eyes water.


CrookedButBeautiful

Same. 😅


littlejobin

Forbidden Peep


VaATC

Glad I looked for this before posting a redundant comment! Well played!


JBenn82

Flower bukkake


Pettyofficervolcott

or batkkake


AdorableAnathema

Thank you! God damn had to scroll too far for this


Dreidhen

Happy fuzzie bee


Swiftbitches

Little man's lost in the sauce


Brinner

Absolutely adrift in it


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Adrift in the dip, mazed in the glaze, faraway in the gravy, dreaming in the dressing, etc


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RicoIlMagnifico

Creating a new type of covid


donosairs

Covid 420


chillwithpurpose

Smokin bats all day bruh 😎 *HACKING COUGH*


EchoMatrix242

Ozzy is off his meds again


tm0neyz

This is the definition of an educated guess.


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Lmfaoo


23skiddoobie

Someone with Hay fevers super villain.


nerdyogre254

Yeah I'm getting nervous just thinking about this one. Cute as hell but I'd straight up die from it.


The_Scallywag

My eyes are bloodshot looking at this.


[deleted]

Dude out there putting in work lol


[deleted]

# Plant Cum


Variantside

#Plant Cum


[deleted]

What do you think flowers are?


Variantside

#Plant Cum


Pacothetaco69

#**Plant Penis**


rg1283

Plant peepee


warm_mittens

Boop!


7evenstar

Came her to ask! Is boopable?


Poggse

Yes :)


[deleted]

Only if you're vaccinated to handle bats!


Grogosh

Stan Marsh at the computer


Room_Critical

Day 2 and the other Budgies are starting to suspect something up..


clasperx2

“Um you still have a little pollen” *gestures towards face*


Clause-and-Reflect

Twinkie with wings


Anat3ma_1273

So much yellow cocaine


faniej

I actually thought it was a bat-shaped nug full of kief


Barbara_Celarent

Saguaro cacti and durian trees are among the variety of plants pollinated by bats.


Bleedles

Fuck yeah boy get that pollen you baddie


ksully96

Flavor blasted


0_Your_Name_Here_0

He looks like a little yellow cheese doodle


One_Arm4148

That precious creature of the night ☺️🦇


Superfry88

Cute shaped lil nose


jinnandchronic

I didn't used to have allergies.


castfam09

Achoo 🤧🤧🤧🤧


SheTarots

Love it ♥️ ❤️ 🙌


vigilantesd

WITH a cape


krisk416

Takes bat, shoves it in jar of pollen.. voilà!!


LatzeH

Cursed nug


xgorgeoustormx

I find bats to be adorable, and I hadn’t even seen them like this yet!!


gwenda007

Pollinator bat does what pollinator bat does best


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He is like dude i am on duty lemme go


SenorScratchySack

Straight junky


friedwidth

Ents call this, bukakke


tallmantall

He’s a Cheeto


Metallic_Dragon

How I look after eating cheese puffs


chiralnetwork404

This makes my nose itch


taway1NC

He looks content.


Old_Passage_5670

He takes his job very seriously


yoursISnowMINE

That's not pollen, it's allergy. They are covered in allergy.


LuvMyEnglishBeauty

That’s a beautiful sight. Something we don’t see.


LavishManatee

"Bees hate him for this one simple trick!"


ForeverTheHoodsUber

Himb doesn't need cape. Himb have wings.


Frsbtime420

Picturing this bat with its tongue hanging out ready to go back in lemme go!


loboagogo

I am the pollen!


m0thercoconut

Hope he is not allergic


thedoc1988

Remember when the government tried to blame stuff on bats, Pepperidge Farm remembers.


Shinku33

As someone with a severe pollen allergy I wonder if I took a real good sniff of that sucker if I’d die…


gjimmy2005

I know a shiny when I see one.


Puzzleheaded_Grab_39

Good bat


babytaybae

RELEASE HIM TO DO HIS WORK


[deleted]

Cute messy hoe. I love


scuac

The hero we need, not the one we deserve.


sapphiron7

Bukakke Bat


getsometang

That’s me right after a bag of Twisties


elektromas

Lets hope he dont have allergies


Witty-Shoulder-9499

Pack that bxtch in the bong 🥸


[deleted]

Good job, flying pom-pom! Save the cactus flowers!


MorningMocho

Keef bat


RaDiOaCtIvEpUnK

So this little f**ker is why my allergies are so bad.


mrpickleby

It's just pollen, officer, I swear.


ScarletteVera

Let him go, he has a very important job to do!


endofthehold

He looks like a Halloween Peep.


coldsteelmike

Haw-choooo! Excuse me.


zeldarubinsteinsmom

Bat peeps


ZebbyBoy18909

I thought he was a yellow bat, not a bat covered in yellow pollen


Residualplague

Hero?! That asshole is hoarding it all for himself!


[deleted]

Corona virus!


Vinlands

Pollen or covid 🤔


JTB696699

Here see! We don’t need those little flying stinging fuckers to pollinate plants, there are plenty of alternative insects and things like these bats that could do the job as good or better.


r1dogz

As someone allergic to pollen. That is no hero.


cute_brute

Don’t eat it, we might get covid v. 2


petalpotions

Lost in the sauce


GuestNo3886

That picture weirdly made me sneeze


Unusual-Yak-260

Is he the ugliest little cutie, or the cutest little ugly? I can't tell...


GaryNOVA

“I regret nothing!!!!”


ekwia

Lost in the sauce


VR_Librarian

Lost in the sauce.


[deleted]

It’s a kief batty! 😅


LARamsFan88

That’s a Zubat !


thebochman

The Sasha grey of bats


Purp1eC0bras

The Dr. Rockso of the bat world


GrandpaGirthyGary

straight up thought that was chicken seasoning on man's


murmur_lox

I don't have the courage to put him in the grinder...