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Eurwentala — I'm All Ears
Published: 2013-07-15 14:38:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 2410; Favourites: 113; Downloads: 0
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A brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) being, well, long-eared.This easily identifiable bat is a skilled, very manouverable though slow flier. It apparently has a better eyesight than most other bats of Northern Europe. And, I suppose, better hearing as well. Those ears have to be there for something. It uses these traits to inspect tree trunks for landed insects, circling in a tight spiral.
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Comments: 9
Very cool! The details in the ears alone are beautiful. Only thing is, bats don't have opposable thumbs on their feet, and he's missing his calcars. I only mention these picky details as your gallery looks like you're a real master at biology art, and it's often extremely difficult to find a decent visual reference for microbats.
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Thanks for the comment! I always appreciate being corrected, so I won't make the same mistakes twice. I'll look into this.
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This is painfully adorable.
The title gave me giggles.
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I love these bats so much
Just something about that itty bitty face and those large ears is rather appealing
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great picture, I like the fur texture. Bats are awesome!
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Nice, i liked the simplicity of the background
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