This fluffy dragon bird bb is mostly known for is nocturnal and superior night vision due to a layer of tissue at the back of its eye called a tapetum lucidum, which reflects visible light back through its retina.
Other facts:
- They eat in flight
- Nightjars in general have some dark folklore told about them because of their big black eyes and piercing call. In Indonesia, there's a satanic nightjar(!) that has a call that sounds like "sound of plucking out someone’s eyes.^1^

4 Comments
Nosferatu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
The also like to sun themselves
Silvia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Dear lord, this is a certified creature.
Nosferatu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Look at this image of one of its cousins. legend said it would drank milk right out of the udders of goats??
Silvia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Damn, and they spit out mole crickets too!?!