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Critter of the Week
Arizona Daily Star ^
| Feb 04
| Leah Tiscione
Posted on 02/12/2004 9:29:52 AM PST by Coop
Who would I be? I am a Southwestern myotis. That is I am a bat. I am very similar to the long-eared myotis, except my ears are shorter.
How big would I be? I have an average wingspan of 10 1/2 inches. My body is about 2 inches long.
Where would I live? I can be found in the ponderosa-pine mountain islands of Central and Southern Arizona and New Mexico. I like woods with mixed pine and oak, also chaparral and riparian forests. I am a summer resident in these states, but I am very secretive as to where I spend my winters.
What's on the menu? I am especially fond of soft-bodied moths, just like my long-eared cousin. But if we are both in the same area, those other guys will switch to beetles, and the moths are left to me. We forage for insects by hovering or flying slowly over vegetation, rocks or the ground.
What else do you know about me? Not much, although it is believed that I am widespread, if not common in the areas that I like. Since my survival is so dependent on secure roost sites, it is important that you learn as much as you can about my habits. If you can help preserve my favorite haunts, you can help assure my survival.
Elaine Raines, based on information from Arizona Wildlife Views Special Edition.
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TOPICS: Anthrax Scare; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; bat; breakingrevolt; critter; whereisthemod; wildlife
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Since we're all deciding what should be in Breaking News, I'd like to add the Critter of the Week. Our friends the bats have gotten a bad rap.
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:29:54 AM PST
by
Coop
To: Coop
I like bats. Mrs. L and I have put up a bat house in our back yard. They're hell on skeeters.
L
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:31:00 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Don't bite the hand that meads you.)
To: Coop
BTW, I just saved money on my car insurance...
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:33:38 AM PST
by
Diddle E. Squat
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: Lurker
I caught a bat fly fishing at night once. Imagine my surprise when my "fish" started flying up up and away!
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:34:06 AM PST
by
Phantom Lord
(Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
To: Coop
My guess would be that it isnt the Lesser Long Nosed bat.
Please put me on your critter ping list.
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:34:37 AM PST
by
EuroFrog
(Moving back to the USA tomorrow!!!)
To: Coop
Sorry. This CAN'T be breaking news, as it is neither a duplicate Drudge posting nor a whine about the removal of duplicate Drudge postings nor a thread about the whine threads nor a thread about a suggestion of what to do about either the whine threads, or the duplicate Drudge threads, or the heartbreak of psoriasis.
Sorry, LM
To: Coop
Bats are some of the coolest critters there are.
I agree with Lurker. they ARE h3ll on mosquitos and we have a bat-house, too!
Sending this article to our 4-H kids!
thanks!
;-)
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:36:08 AM PST
by
tiamat
("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno World!")
To: Diddle E. Squat
8
posted on
02/12/2004 9:37:29 AM PST
by
Constitution Day
(Eschew exclamatory abuse.)
To: Coop
I wish my local paper had a Critter of the Week column.
But I guess if it did, the local Democrat politicians would get tired of being picked over and over again.
9
posted on
02/12/2004 9:38:16 AM PST
by
Timesink
(Smacky is power.)
To: Lead Moderator
I see that we need a third category of mods - animal haters.
10
posted on
02/12/2004 9:39:20 AM PST
by
Coop
("Hero" is the last four-letter word I'd use to describe John Kerry.)
To: Lead Moderator
LOL
To: Coop
Not breaking news. EVERY week is Southwestern Myotis Week!
;-)
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:41:05 AM PST
by
dighton
To: Lurker
Mrs. L and I have put up a bat house in our back yard. How do you attract bats? My wife and I have talked about this before. We live in Louisiana and have trillions of mosquitos to deal with every year, but bats are to mosquitos as the US armed forces are to al quaida. I want a bunch of 'em in my backyard.
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:41:08 AM PST
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: Skooz
Two words: Purple Martin House! [sic]
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:42:02 AM PST
by
Coop
("Hero" is the last four-letter word I'd use to describe John Kerry.)
To: Lead Moderator
Whew, I was about to post a thread asking if the Rapture had taken place, and one with a William Turnipseed accusing the Mods of being AWOL....BTW, is Kerry AWOL?
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:43:31 AM PST
by
Diddle E. Squat
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: Timesink; dighton
Compliments of cocktail.uk.com:
Cocktail Recipe > Bat Out of Hell
DIRECTIONS
Add ingredients to a glass, serve. [be sure to take notes]
Created for a Halloween event at the Southampton University, Students Union. INGREDIENTS:
1 part white rum
1 part blue curacao
2 parts Red Bull
2 parts ice cubes
I bet it goes well with Meat Loaf! [ba dum bum!]
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:44:17 AM PST
by
Coop
("Hero" is the last four-letter word I'd use to describe John Kerry.)
To: Lead Moderator
Is a critter story not being breaking news,breaking news?
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:46:25 AM PST
by
Redcoat LI
("If you're going to shoot,shoot,don't talk" Tuco BenedictoPacifico Juan Maria Ramirez)
To: Coop
This is the best story that's been in breaking news all day!!!
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posted on
02/12/2004 9:46:36 AM PST
by
Gabz
(Smoke gnatzies: small minds buzzing in your business - SWAT'EM)
To: Lead Moderator
Look, I have psoriasis - did you have to bring that up?
On the other hand, now that I know I can post in Breaking News about it...
To: Coop
Awww, I like bats. The Little Brown Bat, which is abundant in this part of Virginia, is a cute little beastie.
I remember the havoc the poor l'il mammals would create when they got in our house (usually through the chimbly). I have never laughed so hard as I did watching my father running pell mell on the heels (do bats have heels?) of a bat, wielding his trusty flyswatter.
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