Long Nosed Bats
May 20, 2007 by rockwatching
It is not so unusual to see long nosed bats in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica 3 356, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
The bats cluster here under a shaded tree trunk along the edge of the Tempisque River. They arrange themselves in this linear formation to emulate a serpent. When one moves they all move, it gives the impression of a wriggling line - something like a snake on the tree trunk. This fools would-be predators.
