#bat-hog

[transgender-chiroptera]

Kitti's Hog-nosed bat, via

[rate-every-bat]

I love this! Can you review the bumblebee bat? They’re so tiny and cute!

Of course! How could I resist the ittiest bittiest babies?

Today's Bat: Bumblebee Bat

Environmental Impact: The Bumblebee Bat (aka the Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat) is small in everything it does. It has a small range, roosting mostly in the Bilauktaung Mountain's limestone caves and hunting in its bamboo forests. They hover to capture insects in flight, and remain in a solitary, torpor-like state the rest of the time to conserve energy. The world's smallest mammals also have one of the world's smallest environmental impacts: their low population size means they have little impact on insect populations. They are on the IUCN Redlist as near-threatened.

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Beauty: While the first thing that hits you about a Bumblebee Bat is their size, don't let this stop you from admiring their other amazing qualities. They have lovely, wideset nostrils. Their short, pointed ears and large wing-t0-body ratio create a unique silhouette. They come in both grey-coated and red-coated variants, for whether you'd prefer your bumblebees in Original or Spicy flavor.

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Power: You can't expect an amazing power score from a creature that weighs two grams. The most interesting thing I found about these guys is that their two distinct populations, Myanmar and Thailand, have distinct calls, with the Thai population using higher-frequencies. I'll keep my eyes peeled to learn more about them!

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Overall: This is another species that's tied to Merlin Tuttle in my mind, as he recalls his adventures in trying to capture photographs of them (like the one above) in his book, The Secret Lives of Bats. He mentions how fear has driven human populations to kill roosting Bumblebee bats (and many other species) despite their largely harmless natures, which was a major factor in what lead me to creating this blog. Thank you for helping me continue to spread love and acceptance of these tiny friends!

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(Today's sources: Animal Diversity Web, Bat Conservation International)

[loveisinthebat]

Ultra Micro

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ok (ft. @/chaoxfix)

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Animal of the Day!

Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)

(Photo from The Ethogram)

Conservation Status- Near Threatened

Habitat- Western Thailand; Myanmar

Size (Weight/Length)- 2 g; 33 mm

Diet- Small, flying insects

Cool Facts- Also called the bumblebee bat, the Kitti’s hog-nosed bat is the smallest species of bat and the smallest mammal. They live in small colonies in even smaller caves where they sleep during the day and hunt at dawn and dusk. Surprisingly, these bats are only active for about an hour a day and only fly within a kilometer of their home cave. Even a slight breeze or rain can end a hunt early. Despite living in colonies of 100 bats, they like their space and tend to not roost near each other when sleeping. 

Rating- 11/10 (Gently holds.)

Animtober- Bat (The smallest of all the bats.)

[st4rstudent]

what a does thou toon look like (in game,)

My main toon is orb giblets! They have the small toon effect right now so theyre crazy tiny but they look like this!

However my other (EVIL) orbs are as follows:

..haha ignore the reference in the first two haha. anyways also Ignore the fact they're not all matching. As soon as elphabat comes back I'm getting them all the spy outfit. as for now I've been focusing them on GREED AND POWER rather than cosmetics

[incorrect-sonic-the-hedgehog]

NOW TO ELABORATE ON SHIPS

Sonadow:

Basically a highkey dumbass x lowkey dumbass.

Shadow pretty much visits Sonic once every six or seven episodes and they catch up in a sweet romantic way.

As of the current setting in my AU, they've been dating for six months.

Oplaze:

Lesbian group moms™.

Got married after three days of knowing each other and have been married for six years.

Silver's parents.

Opal's the fun mom - Blaze's the safe mom.

Knuxouge:

The token heteros™.

Knuckles is the only one Rouge doesn't bother trying to look presentable for and he's the only one who's seen her with her hair down and no makeup.

Rouge was his flying buddy one (1) time. That's when they discovered Knuckles is terrified of heights.

Stickamy:

Princess x Commoner?

I can't explain them immersively.

Just...

Lesbians.

Closest comparison is Tara and Darcy, I guess.

Tailsmo:

Obviously, they have to make long-distance work, but it all turns out fine in the end.

The only couple that I am certain will get married in the future.

Scilver:

(I don't know their ship name, I am so sorry)

Scourge is a ✨simp✨

"NOTICE ME, SENPAI!"

"I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU!!"

Opal and Blaze have to beat Scourge back with a stick.

I'm serious; Scourge is literally out here putting together fireworks shows and Silver is fucking terrified.

It all came down to Silver setting some boundaries that could not be crossed. Scourge seems to be able to live with that.

Scourge also gave Silver a whistle pitched at a frequency only the former can hear, since Scourge is always on the run and (sadly) can't remain in one place with Silver for too long.

Silver tries to only use it in emergencies, but he's started abusing his whistle privileges really fast... Not that Scourge minds, though

Mouthless Husbands:

Reformed evil overlord husbands

Gay hermits that live alone in the mountains

I WILL NEVER GET OVER THAT ESKIMO KISS THING OKAY

THEY HAVE EACH OTHER AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS

Okay I won't waste your time anymore, bye.

[littlepawz]

It’s a hummingbird! it’s a bumblebee! Nope, it’s actually a  Kitti’s hog-nosed bat. Just take a good look at it: it’s a bat. A teensy, weensy, teeny tiny bat.

The world’s smallest bat (and debatably the world’s smallest mammal) is Informally known as the bumblebee bat because it is about the size of a large bumblebee (it weighs in at just two grams — about the weight of two Skittles). 

This incredibly tiny creature (even smaller than the average thumb) can be found in only two countries - Thailand and Myanmar. Unfortunately, unless great care is taken, this cute little creature may soon become endangered. 

[floating-goblin-art]

hehe. puppies

[transgender-chiroptera]

Sorry guys the bats are cis today 😔

[theartofmany]

Artist: Anna Podedworna Title: Highborn Vampire

"Concept for Evil West by Flying Wild Hog" Amazing...

[myenterpriseisparked]

fact about bumblebee bats? i miss your bat facts

HI SORRY IT'S BEEN A HOT MINUTE SCHOOL IS HARD BUT HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Bumblebee Bats/Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bats/Craseonycteris thonglongyais are the world's smallest mammal. Yeah, there's a shrew that might be a tad smaller by dimensions depending on the specimens you are comparing but, listen, Bumblebee Bats are definitely the smallest by weight and also most of the time by size so we're going with the bats for that award title. THEY WEIGH AS MUCH AS A DIME!!!!!!!!!!! INSANE!!!!!! (Official dimensions put the little lads at  29 to 33 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in) in length and 2 g (0.071 oz) in mass.)

Now a lot of people out there will post pictures of bat dolls and claim they're Bumblebee Bats so it's hard to find accurate pictures of them online but here is one to show you HOW INSANELY FREAKING SMALL THEY ARE. LOOK AT THIS PICTURE. LOOK AT YOUR OWN HAND. IMAGINE.

(p.s. handling your imaginary bat barehanded is fine but real bats should be handled with gloves)

Anyway, this bat is native to Thailand and consumes insects and spiders using their handy-dandy super flying skills. Like most bats, they're highly acrobatic. Being this small, they might be mistaken for an insect flying through the night sky which is super convenient if you eat insects because you blend right in. Sneaky.

As you can see in the photo above, these bats have kind of a snubby nose which is why they are more formally known as Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat. The "Kitti" part of their name and the "thonglongyais" part of their scientific name come from the man who discovered them in 1973, Kitti Thonglongya, a Thai biologist.

As of right now, it is estimated that only about 4,000 individual Bumblebee Bats in the wild which has earned them the title of "Near Threatened" on the IUCN list BUT this bat is facing fast habitat loss due to development and human disturbance so "Near Threatened" is very bad indeed. A lot of biologists insist that this species is facing extinction.

ANYWAY happier quick facts:

They're wings are shaped in a such a way that suggests an ability to hover during flight which is RAD.

They only hunt for 30 minutes at the beginning of the night and 20 minutes right before morning.

The females have 1 baby a year and usually carried the kiddos to work with them and kiddo has to hang on to momma via a vestigial (non-functioning) nipple in her pubic area. Whack.

They hunt near cassava plants are vital to pest control.

Here's one last rad lad for the road ;)

[drayners]

expressions of a hog-nosed bat commission :)

[arolesbianism]

Thinking abt my bndori ocs again... I need to draw them more I love them all sm

[batsylabs]

There’s been a lot of misconception and mislabelled images around the internet in regards to kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai, also known as the bumblebee bat; the smallest mammal in the world) and I figured I’d help educate and hopefully fix the algorithm a little by providing some actual images of them for you all to enjoy. They are just the cutest 💕

Below the break is some nerdier stuff about identification if that’s what you’re into!

This little fellow is an infant vesper bat (Vespertillionidae). Vesper bats are the most widespread family in Chiroptera and likely the ones you see outside your window every night! The sparse fur on this little fella is a pretty good indicator of a baby bat (do note, however, that Chiroptera is a very diverse order and there are quite a few exceptions to this), and pairing that with its protruding nostrils as opposed to the flat nose of a Kitti’s gives it away. Here are some more images of baby vesper bats.

Very adorable and very tiny regardless!

Kitti’s hog-nosed bat is the sole species in the family Craseonycteridae. They’re found only in southeast Asia. Because of this, they’re pretty unique bats. Their most distinctive trait is definitely their hog noses (flat with forward-facing nostrils, no leaf!), giving their heads an almost rectangular appearance. Additionally, they do not have tails; just the membrane. Lastly, unlike the majority of vesper bats, their ears are pointy! This is something harder to see in some images ‘cause bats love to wriggle and bend their ears but it’s something to consider.

Hope you found this post helpful! I absolutely love the attention this little dude gets. Many species of bats are endangered so we all appreciate the support. Stay batty /|\^. .^/|\