The pallid bat is California's official state bat and can eat half its body weight every night

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bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 189d

That bat is my hero for carrying away and getting rid of that scary-ass bug.

ickplant@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 189d

Another cool fact (true for other bats as well): pallid bats typically copulate in the fall, and the females then store the sperm until spring or summer before going into estrus and becoming pregnant.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_bat

QProphecy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 189d (3 replies)

That looks like a nice snack

ickplant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 189d (2 replies)

Indeed. Would be the equivalent of me eating a full-grown python. Yum!

Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 189d

Less bony though. Them snakes have so many ribs.

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 189d

Oh well that's pretty normal then.

pseudo@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 188d

I don't think France has an official bat and I am envious.