A species with a VERY distinctive face due to flaps of skin, a poorly developed nose, large round ears & red/brown fur that darkens as they age. They roost in large colonies but stay about 15cm from one another!
📸: José F. Martínez-Fonesca
Jaco Putker (b. 1971)
THE BOY AND THE BROOM, 2018
Printmaking, etching on paper
This species is an important seed disperser of many plants – which includes those which produce loquat, figs and dates! The bats can eat anywhere from 50 to 150% of their body weight in fruit per evening!
📸: Seregraff/Getty Images
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Will Eskridge
CAVE MYOTIS, 2025
Watercolor pen on 184 lb Strathmore paper
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