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Quick Pteropodidae bat study started before work and finished at lunch. Used Pentel Graphgear pencils (.3mm 2B, .5mm 4B, .2mm HB) and blending for a shallow depth of field. Loved playing with fur textures and getting those expressive eyes just right. #sciart #artist #bat

Imo the only relevant #species definition for #deextintion is the ecological one. In other contexts this definition is absolutely silly, because it can't distinguish between a #bat and a #bird if they hunt #insects - it defines a species by their ecological #niche.

Under that definition, an elephant with hair is in fact a #mammoth because it's can live in tundra and serve as an umbrella species capable of shaping an entire #ecosystem, serving a unique role in it.

A #dire #wolf is not actually deextinct if it's not serving the ecosystem the way the OG dire wolf used to.
#biology #climate

Continued thread

#traveltales #sydney

Spontaneously took a trip to cockatoo island to shake out the brain after work, and saw dozens of sailboats criss-cross each other. Four boats drove basically a hashpund pattern with a maximum of 3-5 meters distance, at speed.

Currently 1932 local, and I am watching hundreds or maybe thousands of humongous #bat fly East towards the ocean. It's like a Hitchcock movie, just with bats

✨ Aujourd'hui je vous présente la Barbastelle d'Europe !
✨ Une petite chauve-souris au physique plutôt atypique avec des oreilles très larges "attachés" au sommet du crâne, un pelage très sombre, assez long.
✨ La Barbastelle est une espèce plutôt forestière, elle aime particulièrement les écorces décollées des arbres pour s'y cacher ☺️
✨Vous pouvez retrouver des tirages de cette illustration par ici: clairemotzart.etsy.com/listing
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#chauvesouris #especemenacee #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeprotection #ecologie #biologie #nature #naturephotography #bat #bats #batpics #sciart #MastoArt #illustration #photonature #sciencesnaturelles #biodiversite

I'm not sure why I don't question... "Is that a BAT flying around my living room?" instead of what I did, "There's a bat here. Let me take a video and then figure out how to safely get it out of here".

For the record, I live in the US Midwest and it's been cold, doors and windows have not been left open for months. There are no holes in the ceilings or walls, I have no idea how this cute critter got in but I'm happy to report I was able to guide it out without any contact.

I "scaled" the bat a bit... the result is this fluffy monster. :neofox_peek:

The ears and wings turned out a bit "floppy" due to their size but you can give winghugs with them! :neofox_hug: The fur is also ridiculously soft. Their wingspan is almost 80 cm and they are about 30 cm high. Hm, don't remember now if that included the ears or not.

Anyway, if you would like to have one, the only one I have: ko-fi.com/s/eb2c3e623e

I had some issues with the outside EU shipping destinations, so it's for now limited to Europe. I might be able to extend that again, you can read about it on the shop page as to why. And I can send it outside EU too but somewhat high shipping costs.

Oh and if you want to create your own bat, the pattern for it is from beezeeart.com/products/stuffed :neofox_heart: