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loveisinthebat · 6 months
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batsbolts-andfangs · 2 months
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Debating a bat theriotype currently, so here he is
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(Ozark big-eared bat)
boi why he so ears
(also wanted to ask if you would do an outline for said goober?)
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Ozark Big-Eared Bat therian outline - free to use, no credit needed
It didn't turn out as well as I expected it but I hope you're able to enjoy it, nonetheless!
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moon9931 · 25 days
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another wip...
bat tower, RENEWAL!!!!!!!!
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if you don't know what this is, "bat tower" is an au I made months ago
links to like 3 posts of it are here, here, and here
now,,,more text
this au was made because of the (at the time, which was August) recent creation of my batsona, gene, or moon, as most of you like to call it, first image of her is here if ya need it
this is her, the bitch (DAMN i've come a long way)
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also, idk if anyone noticed this but, her design is very based off of Noisette because shes always been my #1 fave
anyways, I kinda discarded the au bcuz I thought my designs looked ugly
BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been practicing and now I think my bats look better, ig, not like...really good, but better
anyways here's some info
Ones that are seen in first image:
Peppino Spaghetti- Black flying fox
Gustavo- Little brown bat
Noisette- Leaf-nosed bat
The Noise- Vampire bat (aaah!!)
Ones that aren't seen:
Pizzahead and Pizzaface- Egyptian fruit bat
John and Gerome- Grey-headed flying fox
Mr Stick- Naked bulldog bat (Hairless bat)
The Vigilante- Bumblebee bat
Pepperman- Giant golden-crowned flying fox
Fake Peppino- Black flying fox (lmao same as Peppino)
Brick- Hammer-headed fruit bat
aaaand an extras!! yay!! surprise!! Burton: Ozark big-eared bat Pizza Granny- Wooly bat
and some shipping info, cuz idk okay, here's the thing, there are no canon relationships in this au actually, so ship whoever you want w/ whoever you want, make them all a dumbass polycule if you want lmao, I don't really care,
AND!!!!!!!!!!!! IF (and only if) you're gonna do fanart, don't make it it nsfw, make it like,,,,,rated e for everyone, and tag me!!! I wanna see!!! and use the "# 🦇 bat tower🦇" tag!!! please!!!
okay no more info bye bye :)
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wardenswateringhole · 10 days
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I do not know the different names of bat species very well. But I love those with bigass ears. I remember looking those up when I was assigned to make Noibat art for a project years ago when I was still active on DeviantArt
Bat ears are fascinating. They can get downright alien looking depending on how specialized they are.
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This guy holds the record for the biggest bat ears, at least in the Americas. The spotted bat. These guys are found in the western united states and areas of British Columbia. (photo courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History) More unusual ears include these guys:
The Ozark big eared bat (Photo Courtesy of National Geographic)
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These guys are a species of cave bat. Unfortunately they are endangered due to many causes including habitat loss. The temperature in the caves they once inhabited varied too greatly for them to remain due to human encroachment. And the Allens big eared bat (photo courtesy of the Nevada Department of Wildlife)
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These guys are found in the mountainous regions of the southwestern US and Mexico. They're insectivores that are specialized in swooping in and plucking stationary insects from their perch spots. Not only do their ears help in hearing, they also make them more maneuverable in the air to accomplish this feat.
And this has been your daily dose of bat facts lol.
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dendroica · 4 years
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Ozark Big-eared Bat Cluster (via USFWS Midwest Region)
Photo by Richard Stark/USFWS.
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4shfur · 2 years
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i just saw this post that orientation and gender are like taxonomy and YEAH. i dont think this is the same train of thoughts but like yeah thats totally what its like. like pan and bi prople are both mspec but theyre not the same! the egyptian fruit bat and the mayalsian flying fox are both fruit bats, but theyre different species! some bats have subspecies! the townsend big eared bat is Corynorhinus townsendii, but the ozark big eared bat and the virgina big eared bat are Corynorhinus townsendii ingens and Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus. two people could be nonbinary, but one is also batgender. my point is you cant just generalize every queer persons identity, just like you can generalize every bat species. eachone is different, even down to the individual bat. bats have different tones for each bat they talk to. humans are all different people
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typhlonectes · 3 years
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Bats are one of the most important misunderstood animals 
Few of nature’s animals are as misunderstood as bats. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service want to set the record straight and help others understand the importance of bats. Though often feared and loathed as sinister creatures of the night, bats are vital to the health of our environment and our economy. Here you’ll learn more about why bats are so essential, the threats they’re facing, how we’re conserving bats and how you can help create a bat-friendly environment...
Read more: https://fws.gov/midwest/news/ImportanceOfBats.html
photo: Endangered Ozark big-eared bats in a cave, by Richard Stark/USFWS.
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https://www.deviantart.com/tag/ozark
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/o/ozark-big-eared-bat/
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http://www.batcon.org/resources/media-education/bats-magazine/bat_article/1219#:~:text=The%20Oldest%20Bat%20on%20Record%20A%20bat%20from,Brandt%E2%80%99s%20myotis%20is%20at%20least%2041%20years%20old.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clovis-I
https://humanoriginproject.com/clovis-people-lost-ancient-societies-north-america/
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Historys mysteries opening by our varied eyes
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draconicmagicalgirl · 4 years
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(made w/ this)
man i am on a ROLL with these mews aren’t i. i rly gotta think of a plot for this cast soon so i can actually get to writing w/ them
this is Kathleen O’Cahill, AKA Mew Avocado! she’s fused w/ the dna of the ozark big-eared bat. she plays gaelic football competitively, and has actually been writing a book on the sport’s history for a while now, and hopes to get it published when it’s done.
she also writes some fictional stuff, but she’s kiiiiinda 50/50 on if she wants to try and publish that, too.
(no real comments on mew mark this time. other than of course the reminder that the one in the pic is rly just to show where it is fbgkfd)
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clovers-spin · 5 years
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Ozark Big Eared Bat (Endangered)
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loveisinthebat · 10 months
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otterdotterdraws · 2 years
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An Ozark Big Eared Bat!
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I LOVE this! But, I'm not sure what's scarier, The fact that the bat I drew is near extinction or the fact it took me over 6 hours to complete this drawing.
I made this back in Jan, 23, 2022
On a more serious note: Bats are dying at alarmingly high rates, due to human interactions, We need to preserve bats for the world. They're so important to the environment and we need to step up and take action to protect and preserve these creatures for the earth
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queennicoleinboots · 3 years
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Vegan Taco Mac with Count Macrula and Count Macula, Jr., part 7
Count Macrula, Count Macula, Jr., FreeLee the Banana Girl, and I returned from Publix and saw Joebear and the spirit of Colonel America smashing the TVs. Joebear had anger issues because he lost to Hecarim in League of Losers too many times.
FreeLee the Banana Girl saw the TVs being destroyed and was pleased.
"Send FreeLee the Banana Girl to the heavens! She is done here!" Count Macrula shouted as lightning shot out of the palms of his hands.
FreeLee the Banana Girl floated to heaven. Everyone noticed, nodded, and then went on with his or her day.
Joebear then grabbed a TV, walked outside, and took a dump on the TV. I got excited and joined him outside. I grabbed the right cheek of that big bear ass.
"This WILL NOT DO!" Count Macrula shouted. "We need a castle in order to have Vegan Taco Mac with Count Macula, Jr!"
Tyler1, Joebear, the cast of PeeWee Herman, Paul the Goat, Patches, Lindsay, Prince Carrington, and Nugget screamed.
Count Macrula sang in dark angelic language before he shouted, "HOOOMMEEE!!!!" in a baritone language. A gothic castle descended slowly from the sky onto Count Macula, Jr.'s family of gray bears' property.
We were all of a sudden surrounded by great high cathedral ceilings that were painted with Count Macula, Jr.'s family photos, including his long lost cousin's sister's brother's former college roommate, whom he mentioned was absolutely nobody to him back in Swamp Ass With Bears when he was still Colonel Mac. Count Macula Jr.'s father's van was parked in a valet garage by a beautiful arc angel who looked like Quentin Tarantino. He parked the van next to a black 1933 hearse that looked like the one used in the first Dracula movie.
Count Macula Jr.'s computer desk was upgraded to dark oak with multiple drawers and a place to put the computer.
Count Macula Jr. himself began to change again. His gray hair now was silver, so he was a silver bear. He also had bat wings and even sharper teeth. "Coooool!!!! Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool!" he shouted as his high-pitched Southern voice echoed in the castle.
"WOW!!! This kitchen looks incredible!!!" Lindsay, my brunette friend with large brown eyes, shouted as she poked her head in the kitchen door. "I didn't know Colonel Mac lived in a gothic castle! Wow!!!." She was wearing a royal red princess gown. She was now Princess Lindsay Carrington from Savannah, GA. Her husband was Prince Carrington from London.
Count Macula, Jr. skipped over to her and stared at her. "Dear Princess, my name is no longer Colonel Mac," he said.
Princess Lindsay Carrington stared at the silver cub before her. "Excuse me. I was addressing Colonel Mac. I know not of whom thou art," she spoke as she chewed on a nacho.
"I am Count Macula, Jr! I have become a silver cub due to Count Macrula granting me vampiric powers. I am a vambear," the silver cub said as he looked directly at Princess Lindsay Carrington.
"So you're telling me that you were formerly known as Colonel Mac and that you are now Count Macula, Jr.?" Princess Lindsay Carrington asked.
"Yes," Count Macula, Jr. said. "Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes!"
"So much can happen in a grocery shopping trip!" Princess Lindsay Carrington said dramatically.
Patches, Princess Lindsay Carrington's cat, walked in the kitchen and meowed loudly. She shook the whole fucking castle.
"JEE WHIZ!!! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" Count Macula, Jr. shouted like Tyler1 as he skipped in the kitchen. He had a widow's peak and intense brown eyes. Needless to say, he had a set of lungs on him.
"Are you Count Colonel Mac?" Patches asked.
"NO!" Count Macula, Jr. shouted.
Joebear, Colonel America's spirit, Count Macrula, Mr. Williamson, Princess Lindsay Carrington, Kendrick, Pauno, and Peter's therapist, the cast of PeeWee Herman, and I started cooking the vegan taco mac.
We are sorry we had to interrupt Count Macula, Jr.'s shouting rant, but if we plan to eat today, we have to get started.
"No! No! No! No! No!... No!" Count Macula, Jr. shouted. "I have no affiliation with the military, nor do I want to. I don't believe in murder. I'm a passive bear, although because my fur is now silver," he said before he took a deep breath. "MY LUNGS ARE STRONGER THAN EVER!!!"
"EAR RAPE!!!" Tyler1 yelled as he covered his ears. "He is louder than me."
Colonel America's spirit wavered in the air. "I have returned to fill an important role in this story. I am the logic in this otherwise completely illogical nonsensical saga," he announced as he began to boil the canned beans.
"Not to mention the Colonel role," Count Macrula stated as-a-matter-of-factly as he was washing the spinach.
"Where are the avocados?" Mr. Williamson asked. "We're supposed to have guacamole with vegan Taco mac."
"Says whhoooooooo??? Yiiiickkkkk!!!" Count Macula, Jr. said.
"Agreed. Fuck avocados. Worst fruit ever. Should be abolished," I said.
"Disagreed. The only thing worse than an avocado is a lima bean," Count Macrula said. He shuddered. "The horror!"
A random bear jumped in the kitchen and said, "I brought lima beans for the vegan taco mac with Count Macrula-"
Count Macrula screamed and used red eye rays to disintregrate that poor bear and the lima beans.
I continued to chop up peppers and onions.
"So are you not even allowed to bring lima beans in the kitchen?" Reba the Mail Lady asked.
Count Macrula shot his death rays at Reba the Mail Lady and disintregrated her.
Princess Lindsay Carrington started rinsing the rice for the rice cooker. "That answers our question. Can we even mention Lima-"
Count Macrula was shooting the death rays in her direction.
"Lima, Peru! It's one of my favorite cities to visit. I say!" Princess Lindsay Carrington said as she was dramatically trying to catch her breath.
Count Macrula then smiled widely and said, "Why yes! That is one of my favorite cities! You can mention that all you like!" he said as he washing the lettuce.
"Did you know avocados are good?!" Peter shouted as he poked his head in the kitchen.
I threw the knife I was using to chop up peppers and onions at Peter's head.
Peter left and started laughing.
"Wow baebae!" Joebear said as he put the macaroni in the boiling water. He set the timer for 10 minutes.
"No avocados for me! I didn't buy any!" I said as I growled and continued to chop peppers and onions.
PeeWee Herman picked up the knife, did his typical laugh, and did a goofy walk in the kitchen. He washed the knife before chopping up the tomatillos.
Miss Oreo meowed.
Pauno then walked in the kitchen. "For people who like guacamole or tacos while they wait, I shall make them rain from the sky!" he announced.
"Thank you," Mr. Williamson said.
Pauno then walked to the living room and threw his hands in the air. Lightning came out of them as he brought down guacamole, Mexican salsa, nacho chips, and many napkins. Everyone in the living room cheered.
Mexican salsa music started playing in the background.
That, of course, was when Count Macrula's phone began to ring. "WHAT IS IT?!" he shouted as he was in the middle of chopping tomatoes at lightning speed.
"THE IT OFFICE IS ON FIRE!" an equally loud woman shouted over the phone.
Count Macrula then started laughing as his ass off as he threw his head back. I could tell he was sick of working.
"I CAN'T QUENCH THESE FUCKING FLAMES. I ALREADY PEED DURING MY LUNCH BREAK! I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK TODAY!" the loud woman shouted.
"Not that I'm aware of," Count Macrula said as he raised his eyebrow and chopped the cilantro. "Morpheus, put this cilantro in the pico de gallo!"
"Aparently you will today. All of Gwinnett County is on fire, and we are short staffed!" the loud woman said with a sigh.
Count Macrula sighed. "Yes. Let me wash my hands and put a Dracula mask on. I'll be right over!" he said.
"Halloween's over, you asshole!" the loud woman shouted.
Count Macrula hung up and then screamed. The vegan Taco Mac was done in a jiffy as a result. He moved time forward by an hour. Then he returned to normal. "Duty calls," he said as he then flew out of the castle and had the face of Count Dracula.
"What if I told you that you forgot to consider those of us with high blood pressure?" Morpheus asked as he was preparing the pico de gallo.
Literally everyone stared at him. Count Macrula's face appeared on the wall and just stared at him. He was trying to shoot death lasers at Morpheus, but his physical body was trying to fly back to the office.
"How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story? How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story? How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story? How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story? How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story? How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story? How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story? How many dietary restrictions are we going to have in this fucking story?" Count Macula, Jr. asked.
"Eight," Peter answered. "No meat. No other animal products. Low sodium. Low gluten. Low sugar. Real ingredients. No added hormones. And... limited advocado?"
"NO LIMA BEANS!" Count Macrula shouted as his eyes had fire as pupils. He was the mirror on the kitchen wall.
"Would that make it nine dietary restrictions?" Pauno asked as he brought down low sodium chips, low sodium salsa, low sodium guacamole, and taco shells with no salt added.
"Yes!" Count Macrula shouted. The vibrations of his voice knocked down a bowl of guacomole.
"Goddammit!" Pauno said as he used more energy to create a table that only had bowls of chips and bowls of guacomole on it.
Paul the Goat bleated. "I'm at a party, JENNA!!! You have a trust fund.
... You can go to parties. Why is it my fault the Bank of the Ozarks Credit Card isn't paid off?!.... And? It's under your name!" he shouted as his blue eyes were bugged out of his head. He bleated for five minutes straight.
Peter couldn't help but laugh. "That's why I ain't EVER getting married," he commented.
"My marriage is fucked up sometimes, too," Joebear said. He was mixing all of the ingredients of Vegan Taco Mac together.
"Yes, you act ridiculous, too, Boo," I said.
"Pssh! Yeah, okay! You're the one who almost added black beans to the Taco Mac last time and thought about forcing me to eat that shit!" Joebear said with a growl.
"Baby, I add all the ingredients together-" I said.
Joebear interrupted me with a growl. "No!"
"I say! May I please have an extra side of black beans?" Prince Oliver, Werewolf of London asked. He was a great prince who I served on Sunday afternoons.
"Yes, you may!" Princess Lindsay Carrington said as she served him a side dish of black beans.
"Thank you, kind woman," he said as he started to eat.
"You are welcome, kind sir," Princess Lindsay Carrington said.
"You know what we forgot?" PeeWee Herman asked.
"What?" I asked.
"Refried beans!" PeeWee Herman said.
The remaining cast of PeeWee Herman screamed in agony as they ran around the castle in terror.
"Oh God! Who cares? Refried beans look out something that came out of an asshole!" Joebear yelled. "Fuck it. I'm done. I'm traumatized. I'm playing a game of Paladins. Fuck this shit."
I cracked up as I made bowls of vegan Taco Mac for everyone.
"Just in case there are assholes who like refried beans," Pauno said before he brought refried beans from the heavens. "Low sodium, gluten free, dairy free, soy free, vegan, organic, made in Heaven, and produced in Greece."
Paul the Goat bleated as he hung up his phone before adding refried beans to his vegan Taco Mac.
Count Macula, Jr.'s face ended up on eight walls of the castle. One of his faces ended up right next to the picture of the long lost cousin's sister's brother's former college roommate, whom he mentioned was absolutely nobody to him back in Swamp Ass With Bears. Count Macula, Jr. spoke in stereo. "WHY ARE THERE REFRIED BEANS IN MY CASTLE?"
"Because they are a Mexican food," Pauno said. "They're there."
"I will allow it this time, but never again," Count Macula, Jr. said in stereo. "I will allow it this time, but never again. I will allow it this time, but never again. I will allow it this time, but never again. I will allow it this time, but never again. I will allow it this time, but never again. I will allow it this time, but never again. I will allow it this time, but never again."
Count Macula, Jr. repeated himself 64 times. How obnoxious! Eight Count Macula, Jrs. saying the same thing eight times equals 64 times.
The computer Joebear was sitting at caught on fire and exploded. "My frame feels fried. Time to go to bed," he said as he stared at the flames emerging from the computer.
I laughed. "I don't know what's going on. I haven't known what's going on all year. I have been writing the same story 64 times, and I'm still not done with it. This is so stupid," I said with a laugh.
"It sounds like you need a raid therapist," Joebear said as he watched the World of Warcraft unfold in Count Macula, Jr.'s castle.
"Fuck you. I don't exist this week," Count Macrula said as his face left the wall.
Pauno laughed. "Does anyone actually give a shit about refried beans right now?" he asked.
Before the rest of us screamed, Count Macula, Jr. screamed "Yes!" 64 times.
We heard a bunch of random angry gamers on Cutie Pie's stream shouting swear words at the Giant Count Macula, Jr. raid boss. Count Macrula, Jr. grew to be 30 foot tall. The fuck did we put in the vegan Taco Mac?
"Are we getting on VR?" Cutie Pie asked.
"YES!" Tyler1 shouted. "It's for alcoholics and losers!"
"I'M A LOSER!" Peter screamed angrily as he got off the couch he was on.
The screen turned black.
"I'm unzipping my pants!" Cutie Pie said.
Angry gamers were just chattering like hell. The remaining cast of PeeWee Herman screamed and talked about random shit.
"I'm horny! Hah Hah!" PeeWee Herman said.
"How do I join your world?" Cutie Pie asked.
A technicolor screen from the 60s just appeared in Count Macula, Jr.'s castle.
"What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on?" Count Macula, Jr. asked in stereo.
"I don't know what's happening right now. I'm not trying to guess," Joebear said. He made a noise that sounded like an air compressor.
I laughed so hard. "I can't breathe," I said.
"Do you have the Rona?" Pauno asked.
"MY HOUSE SUCKS!!!!" an angry gamer shouted before he neighed.
"No. I'm laughing hysterically," I said. "It gets to be too much." I belly-laughed.
"I'm BIGGGGGG!!! Just too big!!!!" Joebear said as he rolled on the floor and did a cute growl.
A bunch of gamers laughed their asses off. They were drunk already. Princess Lindsay Carrington, Prince Carrington, and Prince Oliver, Werewolf of London were drinking heavily to deal with the stress of this castle.
Ted the Alligator and Jack the Crocodile burst through the castle doors and growled. They then went to eat bowls of vegan Taco Mac. Then they drank a few bottles of Jameson.
Cutie Pie materialized and laughed with Ted the Alligator and Jack the Crocodile.
A snowman fell out of the sky and started laughing hysterically and rolling on the floor. Then he fucking melted.
"What the fuck?" Cutie Pie asked. "Jameson actually tastes like ass."
Prince Carrington laughed SLIGHTLY too loudly. So did Peter.
Bruce Dwillinger, a youtube King James Bible preacher, descended from the Heavens and said, "Hey! You're all losers!"
Kissy walked around the castle. Garfield danced to some party music. Joebear announced. "This is ridiculous. Not gonna lie. Here we go... Dawgs..."
DarthSydePhineas then dropped these beats: https://youtu.be/RIWWEpx-PiQ
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PAY ATTNT: MATH BASIC =!!
COVID  CASES..ARE YALL BLIND AS THE OZARK LONG EARED BAT
Ozark Big-eared Bat - USFWS:
https://www.google.com/search?type=guardian&q=https://gonzaloctm1.tumblr.com/post/157660493188
OR AS  FAT/ HAPPY AS THE FERAL HOGS RAMPAGING THE SOUTH!
Feral Swine-Managing an Invasive Species - USDA APHIS
MOST IN THIS ROOM..WE ARE “HIGHLANDERS” FROM WEST KENTUCKY
COVID..LIKELY..HYBRID..HIGH BREED      PIG/SWINE     AVIAN/BAT FLU!!
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TYPE O BLOOD MAINLY IF NOT ALL..STRONG GENES..I MYSELF AM 
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2 TIMES..LAST WAS OVR 22,000..NORMAL SA UNDER 100..
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NOW MY BURNING THOUGHT..MATH..HATE IT.U FIGURE IT OUT!
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clipartx-blog · 7 years
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Coloring Book Ozark Big Eared Bat color http://www.clipartx.com/color-Clipart/coloring-book-ozark-big-eared-bat-63840
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Natural events to take place in Missouri this August
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Step away from the office and go outside this August. This helps renew the mind and inspires creativity. Late summer provides a great deal of activity for wildlife, plants, and even space. This August you’ll need to be on the lookout for young skunks in the fields, turtles slowly crossing roads, and snakes hidden on trails.
The annual late-summer songs of the cicadas have already picked up at night in Kansas City. Expect to see squirrels in your neighborhood; they’ll gorge on food to puff up for winter. Deer will rub their antlers on trees to remove materials they no longer need and then they’ll lose their antlers in the colder months.
Also, certain plants fall prey to summer temperatures and pests and need extra attention. Berries will ripen and wild black cherries make for a sour ingredient for rum, jam, or syrup.
Read below to learn more about the schedules of animals, plants, and events in the sky coming up this month.
  Snapping turtle eggs | Wikipedia
Time of Year to See Baby Turtles
Snapping turtle eggs begin hatching this month. The common snapping turtle lives in habitats throughout Missouri. The turtles live anywhere near permanent water bodies such as farm ponds, marshes, swamps, sluices, and rivers. This reptile rarely causes damage to humans, but the snappers occasionally swallow up small ducks and goslings. They also enjoy chomping down insects, crayfish, snakes, and worms. Snapping turtles eating habits help keep aquatic animal populations in check.
Hatchlings emerge from their soft shells 55 to 125 days after the mama snapping turtle lays her eggs. Incubation lasts about 75 to 95 days, and hatchlings emerge between August and October. Sometimes they don’t emerge from their eggs until the following spring. Baby snapping turtles are only about an inch long when they crack through their shells.
The snapping turtle has a big pointed head, a long thick tail, and a small lower shell. These turtles have tan, brown, or somewhat black shells. They have strong jaws and long necks. If you need to move a large snapper – call a wildlife professional first. It’s not easy to handle these little dudes. Their bite can live behind a memorable scar or worse.
The alligator snapping turtle is a protected species. It only occurs in the state in small numbers. Hunters are not allowed to shoot or trap these turtles under Missouri law. The Missouri Department of Conservation urges hunters to identify common snapping turtles correctly before taking control action. The rare turtle’s upper shell has three prominent ridges, one along the center line and one on either side.
Drive slow if you see adult sized turtles or hatchlings this time of year. It takes several years for turtles to reach sexual maturity, making it challenging for snapping turtles to reproduce and survive.
The Annual Serenades of the Cicadas
At night when trying to go to sleep, you may have noticed the distinct, raspy calls of the cicadas. The bugs usually start their choir rehearsals during the hottest days of summer. Both female and male cicadas have membranous structures to detect sounds, but only males produce those distinctive calls. The winged insects have a variety of songs: for courtship, distress, calling songs, and songs to set up boundaries. Male cicadas can produce very loud calls that can damage human hearing.
You can find the insects in forests, wilderness, parks, and brush. For a fishing trip, cicadas make for excellent fishing bait.
The largest Missouri brood of cicadas is expected to come to Missouri in 2024. The last time this happened was in 2015. Cicadas have a life cycle average of two to five years.
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Thirteen-Lined and Franklin’s Ground Squirrels Enter Gorge Fest Season
Time to fatten up for the colder months. Squirrels will appear in large numbers in neighborhoods and forests to scrounge for tasty treats. They forage for both plant and animals foods, including grains, cicadas, crickets, and grasshoppers. They eat until their body weight doubles with stored fat.
The Thirteen-Lined ground squirrel hangs out mostly in northwest Missouri; the species also lives throughout central United States. Franklin’s ground squirrels live in a smaller region. They also live in northwest Missouri. The animal lives north of our region and in northern Kansas.
Thirteen-Lined squirrels only appear above ground for about 3-4 months out of the year. Spring is mating season. The young are born in May. The young nest for about 5 to 6 weeks after birth, then they venture out of their home burrows to start their adult careers.
The squirrels will enter their nests in October. The rodent goes from the hyper-caffeinated creatures we see in the spring and summer months to a slower-than-sloth hibernator. During winter, squirrels breathe about every five minutes and have about 5 heartbeats every minute. They roll into stiff balls to assume their hibernation position.
  Eastern Copperhead Newborns Emerge
Watch your step outside. Eastern copperhead females give birth to their babies in August. Enjoy watching the slithery critters from a safe distance. Copperhead venom is mild compared to other venoms, but anyone who ends up with a snake bite needs to seek medical attention immediately. The odds of dying from a snake bite are low as long as people go to a doctor.
Missouri has two subspecies of eastern copperhead: the Osage copperhead, found in the northern two-thirds of the state; and the southern copperhead found in the southern third.
These snakes have a healthy diet of mice, lizards, frogs, small birds, and insects. Young copperheads use their yellow tail to attract small frogs, toads, and lizards into their mouths.
The snake is pretty common to the state, so it’s possible that if you’re out in the wild you’ll come face to face with a copperhead. All snakes native to Missouri have laws that protect them.
Copperheads bask on warm sunny days; they especially like morning sunlight. In the hottest months, they become nocturnal avoiding the sauna like conditions. In fall, they congregate at south-facing rocky ledges.
Kingsnakes are immune to copperhead venom and will eat them.
Skunks Ready to Party Like Its 1999
Smell something strange? In August, young striped skunks ready to show off their fur will head out into the open. At birth young skunks appear naked looking. They possess the beginning of the adult’s black and white markings. As it gets colder, skunks spend more time in dens. When it’s near freezing, skunks go into a drowsy mode, and they sleep randomly… but they do not truly hibernate like squirrels.
The cat-sized mammal prefers to live along forests, in brush field corners, along fencerows, and open grassy fields broken by wooded ravines and rocky outcrops. The skunk has several real estate options for dens including: stumps, caves, rock piles, cliff crevices, farming sheds, wood piles, and haystacks.
The disagreeable musk they wear protects them from intruders. They can aim their weaponized-tail and spray it at will. Prior to blasting off the stench, skunks warn intruders by stamping their feet and holding their tail high in the air.
Skunks travel all around Missouri. They are least likely to be found in the Bootheel where there isn’t enough high land for dens.
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White-Tailed Deer Rub off their Velvet
Time to rub the velvet off the antlers. Male white-tailed deer will head into the woods to rub off the material.
Small buds form on the buck’s ears around April or May. As the antlers develop, a nourishing coat of blood vessels, skin, and short hair known as velvet covers and protects them. This material supplies nutrients and minerals to grow and strengthen bone.
The antlers reach full size in late August or September. The buck ritualistically rubs his antlers against trees to get the left over velvet off. This leaves the deer with clean, shiny bone antlers. The antlers loosen and come off during winter, which coincides with the end of mating season.
Rabbits and mice will gnaw on the fallen antlers to absorb the minerals contained in the bones. Age, nutrition, and genetics determine the size of the antlers. Check out the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield to see a large collection of antlers with detailed explanations on how the antlers formed along with rare finds. The resident Boone and Crockett Heads and Horns exhibit details the ways in which record-setting game animals came out of conservation and wildlife management systems.
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Badger, Badger, Badger
August is the season of love… for badgers. Badgers are not super common in Missouri, but they hang out throughout the state. They live primarily in the Central Dissected Till Plains in northern Missouri. They also have a thing for the Osage Plains in western Missouri. They also build homes near the Missouri River. They don’t like living in the Ozarks.
Badgers eat up mice, squirrels, lizards, snakes, birds, and turtles. An extensive poisoning campaign for burrowing rodents reduced the food supply for hungry badgers, which is one reason why their numbers have dwindled. Despite this, their conservation status is of least concern.
Badgers also enjoy munching on mushrooms. They eat different varieties of Funghi, as well as pig-nut tubers and insects — like dung and bark beetles.
They dig up series of dens across their home range. Badgers party at night and hit the snooze button in the daytime. During the winter, they occasionally leave their burrows unprotected to hunt for grub. They dig impressively fast to capture their prey. Badgers can move up to 15 miles per hour. They also are ferocious swimmers. They mate in late summer and give birth in early spring. The young stay with their mothers through the summer months.
Bats Take Flight for the First Time
Baby bats will soon take to the bat signal. They’ll learn to fly this month. You might spot them at dusk as they hunt for insects.
Eight of our 14 types of bats are Missouri Species of Conservation Concern, ranging from vulnerable in the state, to globally endangered, to extinction. Bats struggle to survive as they lose habitat territory, deal with cave disturbances, and die from pesticides. Another problem for bats: wind turbines. Wind powered energy unfortunately kills bats and birds. White-nose syndrome is also creating problems. The fungus likely came over to North America from Eurasia. The fungus infects the skin of cave-dwelling bats, disrupting hibernation and ending in death. The first fully developed case of white-nose syndrome was confirmed in Missouri in March 2012.
The bats usually mate in late summer or fall. During a cold winter in Missouri, some bat species may hibernate.
Bats are one of the few animals to regularly move in and out of caves. After eating insects outside their caves, they fly back and excrete organic nutrients into the cave ecosystem.
Shorebirds Migrate South
Shorebirds start traveling south in August. Many follow a path called a flyway. Some birds may travel a long distance each season. Shorebirds in Missouri include: American white pelicans, American woodcocks, lesser yellowlegs, and upland sandpipers.
The white pelicans fly with their heads back on their body, not with their necks extended. They hang out in western Missouri. The woodcocks live in open forests, they prefer young woodlands near water, moist pastures, and forested floodplains. Lesser yellowlegs have bright-colored feet. The females tend to leave their chicks early, leaving the male birds to defend the young before they’re ready for flight. The upland sandpipers spend their summers mostly in the United States and Canada. They pass through Missouri on their way to South America during the winter months.
Purple martins will group together this month to fly to their preferred South American resorts away from home.
Wild Cherries Ripen
The wild black cherry, or rum cherry, makes for an excellent additive to rum or crushes down into a delicious red jelly. The fruit is found in the woods along streams. It has leaves with rounded teeth, fruit in grape-like bunches, and turns dark when ripe. Nature lovers will find the cherries statewide. The cherries turn from white or greenish to red before reaching the dark purple or black hue. The cherries are about the size of a pea and are rather sour to eat raw.
A mature black cherry tree is easily identifiable in a forest. The tree has broken, dark grey to black bark. It looks like burnt cornflakes. During the first decade of the tree’s life the bark will appear thin, smooth, and banded, resembling a birch tree.
The seeds of black cherries, apricots, and apples contain cyanogenic glycosides. Those compounds under the right circumstances convert into cyanide.  The flesh of cherries also has these compounds, but it does not contain the enzymes needed to produce cyanide, so the flesh is safe to eat.
A fallen cherry tree with wilted leaves needs to be cleared up so animals don’t eat the leaves and get poisoned. Black cherry is a leading cause of livestock illness, and grazing animals access to it should be limited.
Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers
For gardeners and farmers, taking care of certain activities this month will ascertain you have the best flowers, fruit, and vegetables.
Here are some tips to follow for gardeners:
Protect ripening fruit from birds by covering plants with netting.
Spray ripening fruits and roses to prevent brown rot fungus.
Roses do not need anymore nitrogen fertilizer after August 15th.
Thornless blackberries, red raspberries, sumac fruits, hawthorn fruit, wild grapes, and elderberries ripen now.
Cultivate strawberries. If using weed prevention, apply it immediately after fertilizing.
Spray peaches to protect against peach tree borers.
Sow seeds of beans, beets, spinach, and turnips now for the fall garden.
Cure onions in a warm, dry place for 2 weeks before storing.
Set out broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower transplants for the fall garden.
Plant lettuce and radishes now.
Feed mums, asters, and other fall-blooming perennials for the last time.
Do not be alarmed if lilacs have powdery mildew. It causes no harm. Common rose fungicides will work on it.
Divide and replant madonnas, bearded irises, lilies, bleeding hearts, and bloodroots.
Prune to shape hedges for the last time this season.
Order bulbs for fall planting.
August Pests & Problems
Fescue lawns struggle to stay in shape this time of year. Dead spots result from disease and summer heat. Patches need to be reseeded to overcome this. The Missouri Botanical Garden website suggests reseeding between September 1 and mid-October. If this also involves killing existing grass, start killing these areas in mid-August with glyphosate. Read herbicide labels closely for instructions and caution.
Tomatoes Struggle in August
Tomatoes decide to go haywire in late summer. Blossom-end rot is exceptionally common. As well as septoria leaf spot, fusarium wilt, late blight, stink bug, and spider mite damage. Some tomatoes will crack from water fluctuations or get invaded with bacteria. Tomatoes also get harmed by too much sun exposure. And hornworms will feed on the fruit. Place cages around tomato plants to shield them from hungry animals. Read up on tomato strategies ahead of time to protect the crops.
Another tip for tomato care: raised beds that are 18 inches high or higher are difficult for rabbits and other smaller animals to enter. It is also a good idea to have 6 inches or more of wood planks below the soil level. This prevents small animals from burrowing underneath the raised beds.
Plants Need Extra Water and Attention
Scorch is a common problem in hot, dry weather. Make sure to regularly water plants during droughts. Stressed plants are more susceptible to attack by insects and disease. Many plants will wilt or turn yellow without enough water.
Star trails captured during the Perseids Meteor Shower, Aug. 12, 2014 (Credit: Paul Tashlykov)
Perseids Meteor Shower
Keep your eyes on the sky. The Perseids meteor shower is visible starting in mid-July each year, with the peak activity between August 9-14. During the peak, viewers could see as many as 60 meteors at once. The Perseids associate with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are called the Perseids because they show up in the constellation Perseus.
Some Catholics refer to the Perseids as the “tears of Saint Lawrence.” The saint was burned alive on a gridiron on August 10. The canonical date of the saint’s martyrdom is 258 AD. The story goes that the shooting stars are sparks of fire and that during the night of August 9-10 — its cooled embers appear in the ground under plants, which are known as the “coal of Saint Lawrence.”
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