The Science And Nature Thread - All Welcome

[Keyser]

a good ear clean wouldn't go amiss either

The Spotted Bat has even more of a problem!

[Keyser]

The Titan, Elephant and Goliath beetles in a nice size comparison.

The shaded Titan is anecdotal - but possible because it is believed females are larger and more robust than males - and are not attracted to the light so are very rarely caught.

[Gabby]

A bastard horsefly had a good feast on me today .... got a red lump the size of half a golf ball!

[Keyser]

A bastard horsefly had a good feast on me today .... got a red lump the size of half a golf ball!

Ouch!

[Gabby]

A bastard horsefly had a good feast on me today .... got a red lump the size of half a golf ball!

Ouch!

It is... just put some mag sulph paste on it, twice in 2 days i’ve used it now... got a cat bite to my hand that got infected and swelled up enough as I couldn’t get my rings on!

[Keyser]

A bastard horsefly had a good feast on me today .... got a red lump the size of half a golf ball!

Ouch!

It is... just put some mag sulph paste on it, twice in 2 days i’ve used it now... got a cat bite to my hand that got infected and swelled up enough as I couldn’t get my rings on!

Jesus - does the animal kingdom have a grudge against you?

[Gabby]

A bastard horsefly had a good feast on me today .... got a red lump the size of half a golf ball!

Ouch!

It is... just put some mag sulph paste on it, twice in 2 days i’ve used it now... got a cat bite to my hand that got infected and swelled up enough as I couldn’t get my rings on!

Jesus - does the animal kingdom have a grudge against you?

I know!!! .... and me an animal lover too!

[Keyser]

A bastard horsefly had a good feast on me today .... got a red lump the size of half a golf ball!

Ouch!

It is... just put some mag sulph paste on it, twice in 2 days i’ve used it now... got a cat bite to my hand that got infected and swelled up enough as I couldn’t get my rings on!

Jesus - does the animal kingdom have a grudge against you?

I know!!! .... and me an animal lover too!

Awww.

[Guest]

Bats are cool.

[Keyser]

Bats are cool.

They are wonderful creatures I totally agree guesty!

Also for mammals of their size they are remarkably long lived - over 40 years in the case of the Brandt's bat despite it only weighing a minuscule 4 - 8 grams!

[HobbitFeet]

Bats are cool.

They are wonderful creatures I totally agree guesty!

Also for mammals of their size they are remarkably long lived - over 40 years in the case of the Brandt's bat despite it only weighing a minuscule 4 - 8 grams!

I take my daughter to the bat bridge on the canal once the nights start drawing in, it's a bit of a tradition and we actually call it the fledermaus bridge, once your eyes have become accustomed to the dusk there are just bats everywhere swooping and feeding, for some reason it's very special

[Nucks]

It looks like Ben Stiller in the bottom pic

Top one is Steve Buscemi.

[MG2]

It looks like Ben Stiller in the bottom pic

Top one is Steve Buscemi.

So it is!

I love bats especially our little pipistrelles

[Rockstar]

Bats are cool.

They are wonderful creatures I totally agree guesty!

Also for mammals of their size they are remarkably long lived - over 40 years in the case of the Brandt's bat despite it only weighing a minuscule 4 - 8 grams!

I take my daughter to the bat bridge on the canal once the nights start drawing in, it's a bit of a tradition and we actually call it the fledermaus bridge, once your eyes have become accustomed to the dusk there are just bats everywhere swooping and feeding, for some reason it's very special

Don't bats attack our ears? Latch on it etc?

Whenever we spot a bat flying close by..Immediately everyone puts hands on their ears and looks around frantically...

[HobbitFeet]

Bats are cool.

They are wonderful creatures I totally agree guesty!

Also for mammals of their size they are remarkably long lived - over 40 years in the case of the Brandt's bat despite it only weighing a minuscule 4 - 8 grams!

I take my daughter to the bat bridge on the canal once the nights start drawing in, it's a bit of a tradition and we actually call it the fledermaus bridge, once your eyes have become accustomed to the dusk there are just bats everywhere swooping and feeding, for some reason it's very special

Don't bats attack our ears? Latch on it etc?

Whenever we spot a bat flying close by..Immediately everyone puts hands on their ears and looks around frantically...

I think a lot of people are terrified of them getting caught in their hair, never happened to me yet though

and I can honestly say that a bat has never latched on to my ear - the concept quite genuinely astounds me