Ghost Bat - Costa Rica

[Marcy]

we found this guy under a leaf just hanging out - thought he was so cute

2018CR_day12_ghostbat_01_web by starburr45, on Flickr

 

[Ben Egbert]

Wow this guy is really white. Very good close up.

 

[JimFox]

Scary, but cool Marcy!!!

 

[AlanLichty]

Didn't know they came in white - I have only seen the darker models up until now. Neat critter.

 

[Rafael]

Cool bat! Although, it looks angry for shining a bright light on it's face. Do they like to come out during the day or night?

 

[Marcy]

during the day they hang out under these leaves - we saw some flying around at night but impossible to photograph much too fast and small - and I did not shine a bright light the guide used a very low light flash light to point it out -

 

[Mike Mancil]

Excellent catch! Didn’t know there was such a critter.

 

[Rafael]

during the day they hang out under these leaves - we saw some flying around at night but impossible to photograph much too fast and small - and I did not shine a bright light the guide used a very low light flash light to point it out -

That's good to hear a low light was used. I know bats, especially the cave dwelling ones, can become aggravated with sudden flashes of light. It can be a problem when spelunking in caves full of hundreds of bats - when I went spelunking in the Philippines, guides would remind our group about using headlamps or cameras. I think they said that it could startle a bat carrying a baby and cause a commotion, and that the baby could panic, let go, and fall.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Well done.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

How cute is that, Marcy?