audrey all together ([info]schmaudrey) wrote,
@ 2008-11-12 15:50:00
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I think we need to talk about...

BATS. They're weird!
 

Look at those teeth! Is that the jaw of a shrunken dog? You think it might be cute because it's fuzzy and it flies. In theory it should look like a tiny, tiny kitty with wings and excellent hearing. But it's got those big ass satellite ears, a turned-up yet concave nose and tiny sharp teeth so they can chew up the guys' fingers in the picture. That bat does NOT look happy. You don't not fuck with a bat in the morning before they've had their coffee.

Ooh, here's another looker! And this one has a MAGGOT hanging out of his mouth like a cigarette!

Hey sexy, come here often?



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[info]malkin767
2008-11-12 10:30 pm UTC (link)
My friend's mom's friend's daughter (ha!) was the first person to ever survive rabies without getting prompt treatment. She had a bat fall on her during church and let it go outside. True story.

If you are ever sleeping and wake up to find a bat in the room with you, you are supposed to capture it and take it in for testing. Sometimes, their bites leave no marks!

I still think they're cool.

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[info]schmaudrey
2008-11-14 01:23 am UTC (link)
I think they're cool because they eat bugs and have super hearing. But.. I mean... look at the face on that little guy! He's not winning any beauty contests and he's got a worm hanging out his mouf.

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Bats are super
[info]inclementine
2008-11-12 10:31 pm UTC (link)
That's actually a super worm, not a maggot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superworm

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Re: Bats are super
[info]san_simeon_girl
2008-11-12 11:25 pm UTC (link)
"Many reptile owners prefer to clip off the head of the larva, before feeding it to the reptile, as this will prevent the larva from getting eaten alive. The threat of the worm eating its way out of the reptile is not just a myth. It is extremely rare, but can occur with juvenile reptiles that are not strong enough to kill the larva by chewing then swallow the larvae alive."

GROSS!!!!!

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Re: Bats are super
[info]gallee
2008-11-13 09:18 pm UTC (link)
What is funny is that I actually took that picture at the OSU batlab!!! Me loooves the bat-os!

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Re: Bats are super
[info]gallee
2008-11-13 09:19 pm UTC (link)
Or maybe I was holding her... anyway that picture is from Dr. Master's lab at OSU and I WAS THERE!

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That's batty!
[info]schmaudrey
2008-11-14 01:21 am UTC (link)
The second one or the first one? The first one? That's kwazy!
I only posted this because I work for a conservation non-profit and I thought it's funny that are homepage will be like "we're trying to save these cute little prairie dogs!" but they don't have picture of the endangered bats. So I found a bat with a worm in its mouth and laughed. The end!

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Re: That's batty!
[info]gallee
2008-11-14 04:03 am UTC (link)
No, I was talking about the second picture - the Big Brown Bat. There are more at http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~mmasters/batlab/

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[info]san_simeon_girl
2008-11-12 11:22 pm UTC (link)
I've been present for a bat feeding at a wildlife rehab clinic, which is what's going on above. Never seen anyone handle a bat bare-handed though. Anyway, it's fun to feed those worms to them and watch them go NOM NOM NOM with those little teeth. For some reason you need to keep feeding them in end-to-end or they might lose interest or something like that.

I may be working with bats again soon... I have proven that I am immune to rabies so I just need to be trained in. In the meantime I keep busy with feathered winged things.

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[info]jagotti2
2008-11-12 11:30 pm UTC (link)
the second picture is disgusting!! like my first wife!

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[info]schmaudrey
2008-11-12 11:51 pm UTC (link)
Ha ha ha ha ha

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[info]sidehusband
2008-11-13 12:35 am UTC (link)
i'd do the second one

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[info]schmaudrey
2008-11-14 01:19 am UTC (link)
He seems pretty GGG

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[info]first_song
2008-11-13 02:23 am UTC (link)
this entry is batty.

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[info]mabelmundane
2008-11-13 03:31 pm UTC (link)
I was all like...awww...thats kinda cute, then I saw the second one. DO NOT WANT! I think I'm gonna barf my cheerios.

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