Posted on 03/18/2013 10:33:22 AM PDT by algernon_garnock
There's only one place in the world to escape bat-catching spiders: Antarctica. These arachnids ensnare and pounce on bats everywhere else in the world, researchers say.
Bats rank among the most successful groups of mammals, with the more than 1,200 species of bats comprising about one-fifth of all mammal species. Other than owls, hawks and snakes, bats have few natural enemies.
Still, invertebrates — creatures without backbones — have been known to dine on bats. For instance, giant centipedes in a cave in Venezuela were seen killing and eating bats, and the arachnids known as whip spiders were spotted feeding on dead bats in caves of the Caribbean. Cockroaches have been observed feeding on bat pups that have fallen to the floor of caves.
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"..thanks, I just had a chill run down my back that snapped my tail"
“Still, invertebrates — creatures without backbones — have been known to dine on bats.”
Boehner, Rove, and McCain eat bats? I learn something new every day!
Glad they funded a study....(s)
Need to add Antarctica to my list of future vacation spots. Yikes.
Yes, they are. Had to wait in line behind a few of them today at the bagel place.
Lovely
I’m never going outside again
Kool.
Rut Roh!!
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