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INDIANA BATS

INDIANA BATS. Jeanna Eppley Southmont Jr/Sr High School Crawfordsville, Indiana. BATS. Draw a picture, write words, phrases and/or sentences telling me What you know about bats How you feel about bats Experiences with bats Why are bats bad/good Etc…. Why do we fear Bats?.

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INDIANA BATS

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  1. INDIANA BATS Jeanna Eppley Southmont Jr/Sr High School Crawfordsville, Indiana

  2. BATS • Draw a picture, write words, phrases and/or sentences telling me • What you know about bats • How you feel about bats • Experiences with bats • Why are bats bad/good • Etc…

  3. Why do we fear Bats? • Bad Public Perception • Vampires-Blood eaters • Blind – “Blind as a bat” • Diseases - Rabies • Attacks – Biting people • Is this true???

  4. Are bats blind vampires? • There are Vampire bats! • They do NOT live in North America • They do NOT feed on humans’ blood • Bats are NOT blind, they do have eyes. • There sight is not the best, but their hearing is!

  5. Will they drink my blood? • No- Not in Indiana • Only 3 species are blood eaters • – Vampire Bats • 680 species eat insects • 236 species eat Fruit • Others eat: meat (mostly rodents), nectar, and fish.

  6. Rabid Bats Attack??? • Disease • Bats, like most mammals, can transmit disease to other animals and humans. • Sick bats do not live long and there are not many of them.

  7. Rabid Bats Attack??? • Attack • Bats will not fly at you! • People who suffer from bat bites have put themselves in that situation. • NEVER APPROACH AND/OR HANDLE A BAT and you will get along just fine.

  8. History and Folklore • Have been worshiped as gods • Symbols of good luck • Associated with Halloween • Bats are usually in hibernation at this time.

  9. Bat Facts • Bats are Mammals • Body is covered with Hair • The mothers have Live Birth • Usually 1 pup per year • Mothers produce Milk for their young. • Only True Flying Mammal • About 1,000 Species • Bats make up about ¼ of mammal species

  10. Indiana Bats • Hoary Bat • Silver-haired Bat • Little Brown Myotis – Indiana Myotes • Big Brown Bat • Evening Bat • Eastern Pipistrelle

  11. Big Brown Bat • Common in Indiana and most of the US • Average Weight: 20 grams • Insectivores: Feed on Insects • Favorite Food: Beetles and Moths

  12. Big Brown Bat Photo Courtesy of Robert Chapman Purdue University Extension • Common in Indiana and most of the US • Average Weight: 20 grams • Insectivores: Feed on Insects • Favorite Food: Beetles and Moths

  13. Big Brown Bat Photo Courtesy of Robert Chapman Purdue University Extension

  14. LittleBrown Bat Photo Courtesy of Robert Chapman Purdue University Extension • Common in Indiana and most of the US • Insectivores: Feed on Insects • Average Weight: 10 Grams • Favorite Food: Aquatic Larva

  15. Eastern Pipestrelle • Common in Indiana and Eastern half of U.S. • Insectivores: Feed on Insects • Average Weight: 5 Grams • Favorite Food: Flying insects (Beetles, Moths, Flies)

  16. Eastern Pipestrelle Photo Courtesy of Robert Chapman Purdue University Extension

  17. Eastern Red Bat • Common in Indiana and a majority of U.S. • Insectivores: Feed on Insects • Average Weight: 13 Grams • Favorite Food: Flying insects (Beetles, Moths, Flies) Photo Courtesy of Robert Chapman Purdue University Extension

  18. Eastern Red Bat Photo Courtesy of Robert Chapman Purdue University Extension

  19. Importance to You • How are bats important to your life? • Brainstorm

  20. Japanese Beetles • Cause major harm to our crops and landscape every year! • Beetle Count Activity

  21. Worksheet – Japanese Beetle Populations • Population • Japanese Beetle Population: • Each Female lays approximately __50____ eggs per year • Life Cycle: _Complete: Egg, Larva, Pupae, Adult_________________ • Damaging Stages ____Adult__ and ______Larvae________ • Larval Stage Name _____White Grub_____________ • Damages ___Larvae feed on roots below the ground; often the wounds left lead to disease transmission in the plant. Adults feed on foliage, very destructive. • Use the following to determine the population increase for Japanese beetles. • 1 Female x 50 Offspring = _____ x 50 cycle two = _____________ • ___________x 50 cycle 3 = _______________ x 50 cycle 4 = _______________ • ___________x 50 cycle 5 = _______________ x 50 cycle 6 = _______________ • ___________x 50 cycle 7 = _______________ x 50 cycle 8 = _______________ • ___________x 50 cycle 9 = _______________ x 50 cycle 10= _______________ • If one bat can consume 1,000 insects per night, how many generations would the bat consume in one week? Show your work!

  22. Bat Habitat What must be provided for any organism to live • Food • Water • Shelter • What is the ideal bat habitat?

  23. Build your own Bat House! • http://www.batcon.com/bhratop.html

  24. Reflection • Write about three things you have learned about bats? • Have your feelings about bats changed? • What would you tell someone who is scared of bats to help them accept the mammals?

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