An Eastern Pipistrelle bat was clinging to the outside wall along the stairs to my dentist's office in Richardson. In a state of deep torpor, it didn't take any notice of the people staring at close range, or my camera's flash. |
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Pipistrelles are the smallest bats in Texas. Note the blunt nose, rather small ears and the 'elbow hooks' the bat uses to hold itself in a vertical position |
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The wing membranes are blackish, and the forearms are reddish. The ears are small and somewhat pointed. | |
Inside the ear is a structure called the tragus, used in vertical sound localization. |
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Eastern Pipistrelles hibernate a short distance from their summer range, typically less than 50 miles. |