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svenmarie In reply to Lawenta [2011-01-13 02:50:11 +0000 UTC]

Haha, no, I made this bat up! (:
(which probably explains the awesome google rating )

The modeling clay was black! then I gave it a coat of glossy varnish.

I love bats! I love watching them flutter overhead on beautiful summer evenings, and I always squee with happiness when some get lost in my room (which admittedly happened only twice, but I was completely awed by the swift way they can change direction, and by how silent their flight is).
When I was in India a few years ago, I saw vast colonies in a half-flooded underground temple. And there were fruitbats just hanging in the trees in Mumbai!


You may have guessed by now, but they are one of my absolute favourite animals.

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Lawenta In reply to svenmarie [2011-01-24 13:42:11 +0000 UTC]

That might be it, yes

I also enjoy watching bats overhead, especially I'm still amazed at the comparison of a bird's and a bat's flight. And it's adventurous to have one lost in one's apartment, though I'm usually scared for the little creature's safety. They fly so quickly and they have trouble finding their way out. Add one excited hunter cat to the equation and you have quite an explosive mess. Thankfully she never managed to hurt one, though she once brought one down to the carpet, poor thing (but at least I saw it up close ).

But the greatest adventure I had with bats (apart from the one who looked at me so human-like) was that one time when I understood bats can get confused by light. A bat flew into my room (imagine space cca 3,5 x 5 x 4,5m and count in furniture), I shut the cat out, opened the window and waited for the bat to find its way out, lights on. What was my surprise when instead of the first bat flying out, a second one flew in. You can imagine that with their swiftness the room started to appear rather crowded and I started to think about whether they aren't light sensitive after all, even though it seemed weird, seeing their orientation should depend on space, not light.
Nevertheless, before I could mull it over, a third bat was in and outside the window suspicious clicking from who knows how many other could be heard. At that moment even I started to feel nervous, considering my friend had been recently bitten by a bat and had to take shots against rabies.
Not knowing what else to do I switched the lights off and hoped it will help. I'll never forget the few moments I stood there by the closed door in sudden darkness, heard and felt three bats clicking and circling around, hearing and feeling them barely avoiding my face as they passed by.
But then I could hear only two, and then one, and then it was quiet and still again, though I still could hear them from the outside.
I guess you can understand I carefully closed the window before I turned the lights back on (and let the cat in).

But in retrospect it was an amazing experience...

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svenmarie In reply to Lawenta [2011-02-09 11:23:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, what an adventure!

...Perhaps bats are attracted by light because they hope to find moths there? I once saw some very well-fed geckoes who hung out around an outdoor light where the insects basically flew right into their mouths.
Yummy!

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Lawenta In reply to svenmarie [2011-02-09 16:44:16 +0000 UTC]

I still don't know to this day It's also possible it was a coincidence, the first bat somehow "calling" to others, then finally finding his way out shortly after I switched off the light... I really don't know. But your theory sounds good

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svenmarie In reply to Aazure-Dragon [2010-07-02 10:52:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!! (:

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svenmarie In reply to rin-666 [2010-01-14 20:26:43 +0000 UTC]

It's all yours! :'D

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rin-666 In reply to svenmarie [2010-01-15 12:12:28 +0000 UTC]

yay!!!!!

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svenmarie In reply to kkdoodlez [2010-01-11 18:13:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank youuu! :'D

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svenmarie In reply to Gwenthyr [2010-01-13 14:12:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
Yes, I had a bat in my room once too, and I was amazed by how soundlessly it could fly! (I always imagined them making a fluttering sound) Eventually it found the way out though. They are incredibly cute and awesome animals!

(just to clarify) Does that mean you want it?

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Gwenthyr In reply to svenmarie [2010-01-14 17:02:00 +0000 UTC]

I was more amazed by the speed of it I thought it would be slower since there were many things it had to dodge.

I would certainly like to have it here, probably hanging on a string from the ceiling but I am afraid I can't give you any money for that or pay for a shipping if it's high , so I guess that other bat-loving watcher will have to accomodate this cutie

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svenmarie In reply to Gwenthyr [2010-01-16 19:05:58 +0000 UTC]

Aw well, perhaps we can make a trade someday if you want to.

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Gwenthyr In reply to svenmarie [2010-01-17 17:36:34 +0000 UTC]

Well, if there is something you would like to have from me then sure Of course it depends on where is situated the small purple room you reside in The shipping can be real pain in the ass. On the other hand I hope to get cool job by the start of a summer, so we will see

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svenmarie In reply to Gwenthyr [2010-01-18 21:40:01 +0000 UTC]

I live in Germany, so the shipping costs shouldn't be too bad...
But yeah, since I already have three other trade thingies to finish (and a very busy year starting), I'll first do those and then look if I've got time! But I really think that would be fun

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Gwenthyr In reply to svenmarie [2010-01-18 22:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Ok, then. Sounds good
But I would be pretty much busy in next few months, I am graduating from school, so I don't know if it will be ok before June

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svenmarie In reply to Gwenthyr [2010-01-18 22:34:01 +0000 UTC]

Ah, good luck with that!

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Gwenthyr In reply to svenmarie [2010-01-19 04:57:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I am gonna need it

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