OOAK ART ebay / BABY-BUMBLEBEE-BAT
Kitti's hog-nosed bat, also known as the Bumblebee Bat, is not only the world's smallest bat, but also arguably the smallest mammal in the known world.
The bumblebee bat is widely regarded as the world's tiniest living creature. The size of your pointing finger is exactly what I'm going for.
OOAK ART ebay / BABY-BUMBLEBEE-BAT
It’s a hummingbird… it’s a bumblebee… it’s Kitti’s hog-nosed bat. Yes, seriously, look at it: it’s a bat. A teensy, tiny, teeny, weeny bat. Kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) is debatably the world’s smallest mammal and most definitely the world’s smallest bat. Informally known as the bumblebee bat, Kitti’s hog-nosed bat is about the size […]
flying fox / bat
The smallest mammal in the world is EDGE Mammal number 49 and is today’s Species of the Day. This tiny bat weighs less than...
It’s a hummingbird… it’s a bumblebee… it’s Kitti’s hog-nosed bat. Yes, seriously, look at it: it’s a bat. A teensy, tiny, teeny, weeny bat. Kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) is debatably the world’s smallest mammal and most definitely the world’s smallest bat. Informally known as the bumblebee bat, Kitti’s hog-nosed bat is about the size […]
Even if the current events that have shaken our lives lately have made you think otherwise, bats are really amazing animals. First of all, they are the only mammals that can fly and they are exceptional at it! Also, one-quarter of all mammals are bats. There are over 1,300 species of them, so you can only imagine how many of them are residing on the earth. And if you think that all those creatures are up to no good, you couldn't be more wrong. In fact, many of them make our planet a bit better for everyone to live on. For instance, bats are excellent pest exterminators. Thanks to their habit of snacking on various insects, they help farmers reduce pesticide use. Scientists have estimated that bats in the United States save somewhere between $3.7 and 54 billion in pest control services every year. Fewer pesticides mean less environmental pollution and more food produced for us.
Diet: Bumblebee bats capture their prey in the air using their mouth, feeding on small arthropods like beetles, flies, and even…
