Inspiration
Liz Kohler Brown has a challenge about a trend in art: “Going Off Grid.” Today is International Bat Appreciation Day, so when you are off grid and are camping anywhere, you might see the darting bats flying after dusk to eat their evening meal of flying insects. Do you know they can eat 1,000 insects and hour? Just one bat, and nursing mothers eat more.
Research and Illustration
So I made this bat poster of some facts with an illustration of a little brown bat [Myotis lucifugus] which can be found across North America.
Very few bats have rabies, and their teeth are so small, it would not be much of a bite and they do little harm to property. But we must always be cautious and not touch a bit. If one flies and lands on your home, just leave it be. It will probably be gone by morning. For tips on getting a bat out of your home and other great information about bats, see the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website, Living with Wildlife: Bats.
If you want to learn more about bats, here’s a great pdf from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Living with Wildlife: Bats and an educational flyer from US Department of Agriculture: Value of Bats.
I wonder, if I draw a line... 