Nothing quite sums up 13 years of #Tory misrule than this:
"...In 2014, an air traffic control training centre by #Bournemouth airport was bought to house another free school, #Parkfield, after a four-page vendor’s report. #Asbestos and #Bats were later found on the site and unexploded bombs have yet to be ruled out..."
I enjoy so many things in life, big and small. I just get so much pleasure in the summer's dusk watching the bats come out and harvest insects. So fascinating to watch, yet sorry, I can't capture it for you. Happens too fast, in low light. But its really cool.
Good night #mnastodon.
Been trying to capture the #bats that fly between these trees, but just can't get them. They are truly wonderful mammals and a sight to behold at dusk.
Texas wildlife experts are speaking out after the manager of the Mall of Abilene intentionally exterminated a colony of bats living in the building, despite offers from volunteers to humanely rehabilitate the animals.
It's #InternationalBatNight this weekend! The #BatNight has taken place every year since 1997 in more than 30 countries in Africa and Europe on the last full weekend of August. 🦇 #Bats rarely feature in #GreekMythology but they appear in #Aesop's fables as a creature of dual nature, neither bird nor mouse. As an animal blurring the lines, it fits well with #Dionysos, a god who blurs the lines not between mouse and bird but between male and female.
#Dionysos was angered and turned into a bull, then a lion, then a leopard. From the beams of their looms there flowed for him milk and nectar. Gripped by terror, the maidens threw lots determining that Leukippe had to offer her son as a sacrifice to the god. They tore him to pieces and went into the mountains as Bacchantes until #Hermes (or Dionysos himself) changed them into #bats.
Another reminder that #Bats, and #Bat related material, are always welcome on my timeline. 🦇 Feel free to post bats to your hearts content. #BatsOfMastodon 🦇 #Batstodon
As I struggle to work out a means of dealing with a university staff member who claims that my students and I will "relieve ourselves in the bushes" if we are allowed to conduct field experiments on campus, please enjoy this close up view of an Eastern tube-nosed bat at the Tolga Bat Hospital, QLD. #wildOz#academia#yql#bats
Don't forget to stream Good Omens (Seasons 1 and 2), give them good ratings, keep sharing it across social media and support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes to help make Season 3 happen! The writers and actors deserve a livable income and reasonable work hours/conditions, as well as the opportunity to make the high-quality art they want to share with the world 💚
To celebrate 500+ Kabbidges, here's the cover of "Song of Lament" from Elden Ring I promised. We are now halfway to my face reveal at 1,000 Kabbidges, thank you so much for all your support over the years! 🥬🦇💚
The Social Life of Bats (nautil.us)
Our reporter joins scientists in Mozambique to understand how bats communicate with one another.
Adorable Moth-Size Bats Found in the Pacific Islands’ Largest Bat Cave (archive.is)
An expedition has discovered a remote Fijian cave with thousands of microbats thought to be nearly extinct