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White Nose Syndrome- What’s happening to our bats? Part 1 - Virginia Bats Carol Zokaites*, Chris Hobson**, and Wil Orndorff** Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation *State Parks, **Natural Heritage Program Dr. Karen Francl , Radford University Why care about bats? Bats comprise 1/5 of the world’s mammal species Bats are the primary night-time predators of insects Seventeen species of bats have been documented in Virginia 8 bat species commonly use Virginia’s caves Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) Endangered species Virginia Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) Virginia’s State Bat Little Brown Bats Myotis lucifugus in a Virginia Cave Eastern Small- Tri-colored Bat footed Bat (Perimyotis subflavus ) (Myotis leibii ) Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis ) Virginia Tree Bats Nycticeius humeralis – Evening Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans – Silver-haired Bat Lasiurus seminolus (resident?) – Seminole Bat Lasiurus borealis – Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus cinereus – Hoary Bat Myotis austroriparius – Southeastern Bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis – Southeastern Big-eared Bat Cave Habitats for Bats Hibernacula in winter Maternity and Bachelor colonies in summer • Bats concentrate in caves to hibernate • Generally prefer cold caves (a few degrees above freezing) with stable climates • Sensitive to frequent disturbance • Some bats migrate up to 800 miles between summer and winter roosts • Most cave bats are loyal to certain caves and return year after year to the same cave, often to the exact location in the cave Bat Facts • Over 1,000 different species worldwide – 47 species in the United States – 17 species in Virginia • Primary predators of night-flying insects – Can eat half their body weight in bugs a night – May eat more than 3,000 insects a night • Can see very well • Only true flying mammal • Use echolocation to find insects Echolocation Insect-eating bats use sound to identify sources of food and to navigate in the dark. They use their ears to listen for echoes . All bats have eyes and can see very well Review a few of the Bat facts Little Brown Bats Virginia Big-eared Bat.

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