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Above are photos showing my work on various Irish bats drawings.
Bats have haunted people for centuries, but not because they’re scary.
These creatures have been portrayed in literature and media as evil, bloodsucking creatures from the deepest,
darkest depths of hell, even though these mammals feed mostly on insects and fruits.
Certain bats do feed on animals for blood but are seldom harmful to humans.
Did you know that one in every five species of mammal is a bat?
With over 1400 species present across the length and breadth of our planet, bats come in all shapes and sizes.
The smallest bat is reported to be about an inch and half long (Kitti’s hog-nosed bat) and the largest ones,
the Giant golden-crowned flying fox grow so big to have a wingspan of about 67 inches!
Soprano Pipistrelle or the brown pipistrelle is a small bat found throughout Europe in rooftops and houses.
The common pipistrelle uses a call of 45 kHz, while the soprano pipistrelle echolocates at 55 kHz.
Nathusius’s pipistrelle, very similar to common pipistrelle is a small bat found in Western Europe, Turkey and parts of Caucasus.
It has a small head and body about 46-55 mm in length with a wingspan of about 220-250mm.
It is a migratory bird that travels from northern and eastern areas moving south-west for the winter.
It feeds on small to medium-sized flying insects.
Daubenton’s bat, named after French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, is a small to medium-sized bat.
It has fluffy fur, brownish-grey on the back and silvery-grey on the underside, reddish-pink faces and noses with the wings and tail membrane generally brown.
Bats as fascinating, same as drawing them! Do you also like bats art and wildlife art in general?
Let me know in the comments!