| While most people generally think of bats as living in caves, many bat species actually live behind bark in trees and in man made structures such as buildings, barns, and bridges. Quick Bat Facts • There are more than 1,100 bat species. • 70% of bats are insectivores. • Bats make up almost 25% of all mammal species. • a single brown bat can catch more than 1,200 insects per hour Have you ever heard the expression "Blind as a bat"? Bats are blind but due to a sonar sense of hearing they can easily navigate their world. Bats Found In Georgia Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus Mexican free-tailed bat - Tadarida brasiliensis Eastern pipistrelle - Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern red bat - Lasiurus borealis Eastern small-footed bat - Myotis leibii Evening bat - Nycticeius humeralis Gray bat - Myotis grisescens Hoary bat - Lasiurus cinereus Indiana bat - Myotis sodalis Little brown bat - Myotis lucifugus Northern long-eared bat - Myotis septentrionalis Northern Yellow Bat - Lasiurus intermedius Rafinesque's big-eared bat - Corynorhinus rafinesquii Seminole bat - Lasiurus seminolus Silver-haired bat - Lasionycteris noctivagans Southeastern bat - Myotis austroriparius |
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| Bat Guano (poop) filling the attic |
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