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Postby MoonshineR DavE » Apr 18, 2007 9:23 am

On a caving trip in West Virginia some time back I took a pic of these bats and was wondering if anyone could tell me what kind they are.
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Postby Komebeaux » Apr 18, 2007 1:08 pm

I will go out on a limb and say they are probably Little Browns. They sort of look like big browns because of the elongated bodies, but without a sense of scale, I don't know. I also am not sure if Big Browns cluster together like that, however.
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Postby MoonshineR DavE » Apr 18, 2007 1:54 pm

If I remember right they were around 3"- 4" in length, but like I say "if I remember right". I have done alot of caving in the area and have never seen these in other caves so I didn't know if it is of any significance that they are there. :question:
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Postby Komebeaux » Apr 18, 2007 6:01 pm

3 to 4 inches in length tells me they are probably Big Browns.
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Postby adleedy » Apr 18, 2007 6:46 pm

i was along on that trip, and if i remember right we also thought they where big browns but we didnt think they clustered like that. i guess they do though
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Postby tropicalbats » Apr 19, 2007 12:50 am

Big browns do cluster at some sites. I've seen up to 30 in a large, circular bunch. Many more in horizontal clusters a couple of bats wide. While the picture is not clear enough to say for sure, based on what can be noted they seem to be big browns.

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Postby Amocholes » Apr 19, 2007 3:51 am

Cute little critters!
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Postby incavenow » May 10, 2007 9:50 am

I've wondered what those were also..Did they have a cream colored belly? I saw some bats clustered like that in the coldest part of Johnson's Crook Cave in the winter and they were definitely NOT hibernating. They were very aware of us and obviously did not enjoy our presence. The ones I saw were Charcoal colored, cream bellys and as large as my hand.
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Postby MoonshineR DavE » May 10, 2007 2:35 pm

As far as i know these did not have cream bellies, but then again i didnt bother to roll one over and lool. :tonguecheek:
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Postby Komebeaux » May 11, 2007 11:29 am

Big Browns.
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those are not

Postby John Chenger » May 25, 2007 2:00 pm

big browns, sorry.

BB have distinctive large dog-like snouts...these do not. They are probably little browns or much less likely Indiana bats.


Here's a big brown for a snout comparison:

http://www.batmanagement.com/Batcentral/batspecs.html
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