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| 'Love Me' Necklace 18"long, bat 3x5"; sterling silver, colored pencil, mica; Kathleen Faulkner |
Here's what the average human thinks: Bats are ugly and scary and carry rabies.
Here's what scientists think: Bats are necessary for pollination of over 300 species of plants. A single brown bat can consume 500 or more mosquitoes in an hour. The economic impact of the loss of bats in North American agriculture is anywhere from 3.7 million to 53 million annually.
Here's what the bat thinks: I'm as afraid of you as you are of me. I won't hurt you. I just want to take care of my babies and eat bugs.
