bats!!

Hairless Bat or Naked Bulldog Bat (Cheiromeles torquatus), family Molossidae, found in SE Asia

Hairy Big-eared Bat Micronycteris hirsuta

A bat from South and Central America and Trinidad and Tobago. It roosts in hollow trees, buildings, and under bridges. It feeds on insects, mainly katydids, cockroaches, June beetles, and Lepidoptera larvae, which are gleaned from vegetation. This bat is attracted to katydid calls and is much more likely to be caught in mist nets than baited nets.

bat stamps!! there are so many bat stamps out in the world with such amazing art 🦇🦇

Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso

It is found from southern Mexico to Belize, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, as well as in Trinidad. The bats are nocturnal, sleeping during the day in an unusual formation: most of them line up, one after another, on a branch or wooden beam, nose to tail, in a straight row.

In the photo, the two bats on the lower left are carrying young.

Golden Bat Mimon bennettii

A bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Usually roosts in groups of two to 20 in wet limestone caves, also has been reported in hollow logs. It probably gleans prey (beetles, katydids) from the vegetation, but could take fruits too.

Gray Long-Tongued Bat (Glossophaga leachii) get a little drinky, family Phyllostomidae, Nicaragua

Yellow-winged Bat Lavia frons

It has an extensive range throughout sub-Saharan Africa south to northern Zambia. The bat mostly lives in woodland and savannah habitats, preferring acacia trees and thorn bushes near bodies of water. The yellow-winged bat is a sit-and-wait predator. They perch and listen for prey and if it flies by, the bat launches their attack.