Post by boghaunter1 on Aug 9, 2021 11:22:37 GMT -8
Hello Everyone,
This morning, for the very 1st time in years of light trapping, I was surprised to find this cute(??!!), little fur ball in one of my traps. Say hello to my new little friend...
Quite a shock to open up the door on one of my light traps to see this little guy/girl looking back at me! Any I.D. anyone? The bat's body was about 3.5" long x 1.5" wide with a wings span of around 9" (9cm x 4cm x 23cm). It's body was clothed in fine black hair with a fairly thick outercoat of longer silvery guard hairs. It's wingspan was surprising for such a tiny creature. Yet another rather surprising thing was that this little bat put out quite a loud, audible "hiss", comparable to a tiny, very young kitten, when surprised. I managed to remove the bat from the collection chamber (with leather gloves), hissing all the way, & launched it into the air where it slowly took wing & flew back into the surrounding forest.
John K.
This morning, for the very 1st time in years of light trapping, I was surprised to find this cute(??!!), little fur ball in one of my traps. Say hello to my new little friend...
Quite a shock to open up the door on one of my light traps to see this little guy/girl looking back at me! Any I.D. anyone? The bat's body was about 3.5" long x 1.5" wide with a wings span of around 9" (9cm x 4cm x 23cm). It's body was clothed in fine black hair with a fairly thick outercoat of longer silvery guard hairs. It's wingspan was surprising for such a tiny creature. Yet another rather surprising thing was that this little bat put out quite a loud, audible "hiss", comparable to a tiny, very young kitten, when surprised. I managed to remove the bat from the collection chamber (with leather gloves), hissing all the way, & launched it into the air where it slowly took wing & flew back into the surrounding forest.
John K.
