Thursday May 17 2012
Science Photo of the Day #387

Science photo 387

This structure is beside the creek at the end of out street. What is it?

Excellent! This is a bat house. Bats often roost in hollow trees, in the eves of houses, and of course, in belfries. A bat house gives the the perfect place to roost. The screen on the lower part gives them a secure place to land and take off. The house is wide enough for the bats, but too narrow for most predators to get in. There are quite a few places to get plans. I found a good set on the Carlsbad Caverns site at: http://web.archive.org/web/20050407073827/http://www.nps.gov/cave/bathou...

it is a bathouse. why do

it is a bathouse. why do people get them the bats carry germs especially in theyre poo.

Bats are very important for

Bats are very important for controlling insects, including mosquitoes.

bat house

it is a bat house.

madison.m.

I think it is a bat house or a bird hunting house
madison.m.

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To Me It Probably Is A Old Street Sign Maybe,Or Possibly A Bird Feeder.

Mr.Spoons Class!

N.C

A Bat House?

Is this a bat house, a place where bats may sleep? That's what it looks like to me.

~~ Don

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