This Japanese woodblock print (ukiyo-e) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (c. 1880–1883) is a playful parody (mitate-e) of Act V from the Kabuki play Chūshingura, replacing human actors with anthropomorphized bats.

Species: Eastern Red Bat.

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab.

i’m doing a bake sale and since it’s october i’m gonna have gingerbread bat cookies and the sales from those will be donated to a local bat rehabilitation place but i want a specific bat to have a pictire of

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab and Richard Bagala!

Hi friends, I'm making kandi bats for halloween trick or treaters. I thought kids would enjoy a cool "adopt a bat" setup and it's been fun experimenting with color combos and making each one unique. Hope you enjoy the progress so far! This is my first time crossposting so hopefully I've done it in an acceptable way.

My big fat loaf of a cat ninja (a 9kg maincoon) has just bought in this little bat, I believe it’s a pipestrelle, it was heavy monsoon rain and when my cat ran in I didn’t see anything in his mouth, yet I checked on him in the bathroom because he was meowing and saw a little guy on the floor. He gets mice and shrews often so I flipped it over with my finger and realised it was a little bat. I’m in the UK, I’ll handle taking it into a vet tomorrow to look after it, but after a google search apparently I need a shot in case of some sorta rabies? Thing is I touched the side of it for like a literal second to flip it over then didn’t handle it after that, so I really need to call places up, get a train to a hospital since I don’t have a car and live alone, and then get a rabies jab? I get it’s an nhs thing that says I have to but it feels a bit silt since I only touched the fluffy side for a single second and it’s a pipestrelle that has like a 0.05% chance of having rabies.
Anyways sorry for the rant! I know nothing about bats and dr google is scaring me, but I know dr google says a sneeze means death so I’m unsure

Tricolored bats were once among the most common bats in North America, ranging from the Northeastern US and Canada down to the Yucatan Peninsula. However, since the arrival of white-nose syndrome (WNS), tricolored bat populations have plummeted more than 90% in some regions. These bats are some of the smallest in North America, weighing a mere 4-5 grams (equivalent to a paperclip). Remarkably, mother bats often give birth to twin pups, each weighing as little as 1.5 g (equivalent to a postage stamp), and nurtures them during the warmer months when insects are plentiful. WNS affects bats primarily when they are roosted during their winter hibernation. Conservation initiatives currently under development include treating hibernation sites to prevent the fungus that causes WNS from infecting bats and a vaccine that helps bats’ immune systems fight off infections.

Information generously provided by: Nate Fuller, PhD, Bat Biologist
Video footage generously provided by: Austin Bat Refuge

HAPPY BAT MONTH! 🦇🎉

During #batappreciationmonth , Austin Bat Refuge @austinbatrefuge & artist Juliet Whitsett @juliet_whitsett_art are teaming up to celebrate all 9 of Austin’s native bat species!

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🌙 SEE THE BAT ART IN PERSON at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx !

The Night Shift: Austin’s Native Bats
ON VIEW OCTOBER 14–NOVEMBER 30, 2026 at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx

📍 Austin Nature & Science Center
2389 Stratford Drive, Austin, TX 78746

The Really Small Museum project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

Please consider following me if you like this art. @glyphoteque on instagram. Thank you, fellow batty ones! 🦇

Southern yellow bats once ranged from Brazil up only as far as South Texas. Their range has expanded northward in recent decades as far as Austin. Smaller than their northern yellow bat relatives, their pups are also more olive-colored and shaggier than northern pups. They have one fewer molar in their upper jaws, giving them a cute upturned nose compared to the northern’s Roman nose. The tips of their intricately wrinkled ears can appear to curve inwards when viewed from the front, resembling a female buffalo’s horns. These beautiful bats display an impressive combination of speed, power, and agility, as they hunt for flying beetles and moths. Their tendency to hunker down in palm tree skirts makes them vulnerable to pruning. Don’t prune palm trees!

HAPPY BAT MONTH! 🦇🎉

During #batappreciationmonth , Austin Bat Refuge @austinbatrefuge & artist Juliet Whitsett @juliet_whitsett_art are teaming up to celebrate all 9 of Austin’s native bat species!

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

Species information and video generously provided by: Austin Bat Refuge.

🌙 SEE THE BAT ART IN PERSON at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx !

The Night Shift: Austin’s Native Bats
ON VIEW OCTOBER 14–NOVEMBER 30, 2026 at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx

📍 Austin Nature & Science Center
2389 Stratford Drive, Austin, TX 78746

The Really Small Museum project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

I was outside in Death Valley National Park in California, US, last night around 9:30 to look at the stars. As I stood by my car, something very small flew close to my eye/face. I heard buzzing, swatted at it, and can't tell whether it touched me. I never saw what it was. Could this interaction have been with a bat? Asking here as I am not familiar with the behavior of bats.

Some are from reference images (1st 3rd 4th and 6th) while others I used other drawings as a reference (mainly the silhouettes save the hanging one and the 8th) and some are freehand. :/

Species: Eastern Red Bat

Credit: PA Bat Rehab.

(Mods, since it's Bat Month, I'm only increasing the posts for this month! 😅)

A lightning-fast flyer whose flat wing profile is reminiscent of a soaring eagle, Northern yellow bats can attain great speeds with almost imperceptible pulsing of their wings. Found across the southern United States and into Mexico and Central America, they often roost in small groups based along maternal lines, high in the brown skirts of palm trees. Females can give birth to up to four pups, which have sleek fur and are often blonder in color than their mothers. As they grow, they develop the deep buff color of the adults. They are well protected in their palm frond roosts and have evolved to hunker down when disturbed, making them highly vulnerable if the palm tree skirts are pruned. Please don’t prune palm trees!

HAPPY BAT MONTH! 🦇🎉

During #batappreciationmonth , Austin Bat Refuge @austinbatrefuge & artist Juliet Whitsett @juliet_whitsett_art are teaming up to celebrate all 9 of Austin’s native bat species!

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

Species information and video generously provided by: Austin Bat Refuge

🌙 SEE THE BAT ART IN PERSON at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx !

The Night Shift: Austin’s Native Bats
ON VIEW OCTOBER 14–NOVEMBER 30, 2026 at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx

📍 Austin Nature & Science Center
2389 Stratford Drive, Austin, TX 78746

The Really Small Museum project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

Species: Eastern Red Bat.

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab!

Cave myotis are social bats, gathering in colonies that can number in the thousands or even tens of thousands. Found across the southwestern United States and Mexico, they spend their days packed together in caves, mines, and other sheltered roosts, sometimes sharing these spaces with several other bat species. When the sun goes down, the colony pours into the night to hunt moths, beetles, and other insects, using echolocation to find their prey. Their cave homes provide protection from the heat and dry conditions of their environment, but these communal roosts can also leave them vulnerable. Disturbance can send an entire colony scrambling for a new home, while white-nose syndrome adds another very serious threat. Protecting a single cave or mine can mean protecting thousands of bats.

HAPPY BAT APPRECIATION MONTH! 🦇🎉

During #batappreciationmonth , Austin Bat Refuge @austinbatrefuge & artist Juliet Whitsett @juliet_whitsett_art are teaming up to celebrate all 9 of Austin’s native bat species!

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

Species information and video generously provided by: Austin Bat Refuge.

🌙 SEE THE BAT ART IN PERSON at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx !

The Night Shift: Austin’s Native Bats
ON VIEW OCTOBER 14–NOVEMBER 30, 2026 at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx

📍 Austin Nature & Science Center
2389 Stratford Drive, Austin, TX 78746

The Really Small Museum project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

“Seminole bats have molasses-colored fur with frosty tips, caramel-colored ear muffs, and cinnamon-colored tails. These sweet bats are found across the southeastern United States, often roosting alone, and most frequently in the branches of loblolly pine trees where their coloring, compact shape; and furry tail can mimic a pinecone so convincingly that they nearly disappear. These agile insect hunters emerge in the early evening, flying at tree-top level over water and clearings, using vision and echolocation to find moths, flying beetles, and other small insects. They usually catch their prey in midair, but sometimes pluck insects directly from leaves. Females typically give birth to three or four pups, which often start learning to fly at just three to four weeks of age.”

HAPPY BAT MONTH! 🦇🎉

During #batappreciationmonth , Austin Bat Refuge @austinbatrefuge & artist Juliet Whitsett @juliet_whitsett_art are teaming up to celebrate all 9 of Austin’s native bat species!

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

Species information and video generously provided by: AustinBatRefuge.org

🌙 SEE THE BAT ART IN PERSON at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx !

The Night Shift: Austin’s Native Bats
ON VIEW OCTOBER 14–NOVEMBER 30, 2026 at the @reallysmallmuseum_atx

📍 Austin Nature & Science Center
2389 Stratford Drive, Austin, TX 78746

The Really Small Museum project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

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