Click for Photo Source<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMuch Needed Space<\/h2>\n
Unlike other bat colonies where the bats are pretty much piled on top of each other while roosting, the Ghost-Faced Bat needs its space. In fact, they leave about 15 cm (5.9 inches) between them and any other member of their colony. I guess they don’t even want to be too close to that creepy looking face. \u00a0If you are a nursing female, you will get even more space as these females will typically roost in a warm, dry location separate from the males and non-reproducing females. I am not 100% sure of the reasoning for this segregation but it seems to work well for this bat species. If you have any idea why the nursing females separate themselves from the crowd, please let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n
Ghost-Faced Bat Fast Fact<\/h2>\n
As the sun goes down, the Ghost-Faced Bat will leave the roost and begin foraging for large soft-bodied insects (i.e. moths) not returning for about 7 hours. These strong, fast fliers are typically successful at catching their prey, which makes you wonder how many insects they consume each night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did You Know? The bizarre flaps and wrinkles on the face of the Ghost-Faced Bat assists them with echolocation These intriguing bats essentially have no nose The Ghost-Faced Bat can be found throughout desert scrub-land, hiding in caves, mines and other crevices What a Face! Naturally, we need to start with the most distinguishing (and disturbing) feature of the Ghost-Faced Bat…their face! As mentioned, the nose of this bat has been replaced with an odd looking, wrinkly satellite dish. While they may not be able to get HBO with this satellite-face, these wrinkles, folds and shape allow them to send <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,119,3336,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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