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| What is the name of the bat's order? |
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| How many inches is the wingspan of the hoary bat? |
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| How much does the hoary bat weigh? |
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| How big is the pygmy bat? |
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| What is the wingspan of the pygmy bat? |
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| What is the weight of the pygmy bat? |
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How many species of bats are in PA?
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| 9 live in PA all the time |
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| How many visitors from the south? |
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| What family do PA bats belong to? |
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| What is another name for PA bats? |
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| Evening Bat and Common Bat |
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| What do bats eat and how? |
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| insects; take prey on the wing; in mid air and over water |
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| How much do bats consume? |
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| up to 25% of its weight in a single feeding |
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| On bat is, what is large and well developed? |
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| What helps bats catch prey in the dark? |
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| Bats utter high-pitch sounds that humans can't hear; these sounds bounce off any object and bounce back to the bat's ears. |
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| How long is a bat's sound pulse? |
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| How do bats eat large insects? |
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| they are disabled with a bite, put in a basket made of the bat's wings and carried to a perch for eating |
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| What happens if an insect tries to dodge the bat? |
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| the bat flicks out a wing, nabs the prey and draws it to its mouth |
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| Bat's have sharp teeth to chew their food into small pieces |
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| most in late summer or early fall, but some in winter |
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| born in summer; naked, blind and helpless; nursed by the mother |
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| Describe a six week old bat |
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| almost full sized and self-sufficient; able to be on their own |
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| How many bats does one mother bat have in a year? |
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| one to four young; one littler per year |
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| When do PA bats fly in search of food? |
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| late afternoon, evening and early morning |
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| Do bats ever fly in the day? |
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| yes; roost disturbance and heat stress may cause them to fly in the daytime |
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| Where are bats during the day? |
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| Roosting alone, in pairs or small groups; in a dark space like a cave, rock crevice or hollow tree; an old building, barn, church steeple, attics |
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| hanging upside down by their feet |
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| What do bats do in fall, winter and early spring when there are no insects? |
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| Three species migrate south; six hibernate underground in caves |
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| Bats eat nothing in the winter, surviving by slowly burning fat they accumulated; temperature drops to air temperature; respiration and heart slow; blood changes |
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| Are bats hard to rouse from hibernating? |
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| no; they are flying within about 15 minutes |
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| Describe hibernation caves |
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| several species may hibernate together; bats may move around a cave to find better temperatures |
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| What are some myths about bats? |
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~prone to rabies
~guano causes tuberculosis
~aggressive and attack people
~dirty and have lice |
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| Should people handle bats? If you must clean up guano, what should you wear? |
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| they must be clean to fly |
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| Where do colonial bats often roost? |
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| Are colonial bats harmful? Why are they a nuisance? |
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| No; droppings, odors, noise |
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| How long does it take to remove bats? Why? |
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2 years
Year One: watch to see where bats are exiting; count; make bat box before August; seal entrances in the fall
Year Two: bats move into the bat box |
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| Why should people NOT seal their house in June and July? |
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| it will trap flightless bats inside |
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| What is the problem with poisoning bats? |
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| poisons are harmful to humans; may cause bats to scatter and fall and are more likely to contact humans and pets |
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| Are there bat pesticides? |
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| How do exterminators get rid of bats? |
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