ickplant

The pallid bat is California's official state bat and can eat half its body weight every night

https://lemmy.world/post/42819502

Feb 7 at 5:11pmWeb
Show threadickplantFeb 7

Another cool fact (true for other bats as well): pallid bats typically copulate in the fall, and the females then store the sperm until spring or summer before going into estrus and becoming pregnant.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_bat

Pallid bat - Wikipedia

Show threadQProphecyFeb 7
That looks like a nice snack
Show threadickplantFeb 7
Indeed. Would be the equivalent of me eating a full-grown python. Yum!
Show threadbluegreenpurplepinkFeb 7
That bat is my hero for carrying away and getting rid of that scary-ass bug.
Show threadpseudoFeb 8
I don’t think France has an official bat and I am envious.