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Hawaiian Hoary Bat - 'Ope'ape'a

From Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Service, great information about Hawaii's only endemic land mammal, the Hawaiian Hoary Bat.

I love following the HVNPS and all the good work they do. The last time I visited Kilauea, I was alarmed by the spread of Rapid 'Ohi'a Death--I saw 'apapane, but no 'i'iwi. Learn more about Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park at https://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm and follow them on Instagram at hawaiivolcanoesnps (https://www.instagram.com/hawaiivolcanoesnps/).

Meet the ‘Ōpe’ape’a—Official State Land Mammal of the state of Hawai’i! About 10,000 years ago, a relative of the modern North American Hoary Bat crossed some 2,300 miles of ocean to the Hawaiian islands by the strength of its own leathery wings, becoming the only endemic land mammal in the state of Hawai’i…and then proceeded to shrink! This bat is now 30-40% smaller than the mainland species, with males weighing a meager 15-18g. And yet the ‘Ōpe’ape’a will fly more than 12 miles one-way in the course of a single night—that’s quite a distance for a 13-in. wingspan! Photos courtesy of Bryant Olsen and F. Bonaccorso #BatWeek #NPSbats #HVNP100

A photo posted by Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (@hawaiivolcanoesnps) on Oct 25, 2016 at 1:58pm PDT

Halloween Vampire Bat Origami Tutorial

Print and fold a Vampire Bat for Halloween!

Free pattern available at
http://origami-n-stuff4kids.blogspot.com/2011/10/vampire-bat-origami.html

Vampire Bat Origami

Print and fold a Vampire Bat for Halloween!

1. Print and cut out Vampire Bat Origami.

2. With printed side facing down, fold in half along diagonal line, as shown.

3. Fold down along Line A as shown.

4. Fold up along Line B as shown.

5. Fold down along Line C as shown, to reveal bat's head.

6. Fold wing back along diagonal line as shown, to reveal bat's ear, as shown.

7. Fold wing forward along diagonal line. You should be able to see both the bat's ear and its arm.

8. Repeat on other side.

9. Crease back and forth along bat's fingers to create "accordion folds" as shown.

10. Your Vampire Bat Origami is ready to fly!

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Bat-Toad?

Halloween is around the corner, so you'd think that this is a Photoshopped image of a toad ready for a night of Trick-or-Treating in his bat costume.

Except this is not an altered image. This photo was taken by park ranger Yufani Olaya at a remote guard station in Peru's Cerros de Arnotape National Park. In an interview with Rainforest Expeditions (blog.perunature.com), Olaya says that "out of nowhere the bat just flew directly into the mouth of the toad, which almost seemed to be sitting with its mouth wide open."

The mountainous Cerrros de Arnotape National Park, where Olaya took the photo, is spread out over 90,000 hectares. The park's geography features a combination of dry tropical forests and zones, arid zones, and Andean mountain range ecosystems that support a tremendous amount of biodiversity such as Andean condors, spotted cats, red deer, gray deer, anteaters, spectacled bears, Guayaquil squirrels and scarlet macaws.

To learn why the bat may have been flying so close to the ground, and what happened to it, read the full article at Rainforest Expeditions.

To fold an origami bat, click here.

To fold an origami frog, click here.

Halloween: Origami Bat 1

Print and fold an Origami Bat for Halloween! Create your own Halloween cards and window decorations.

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1. Print and cut out Bat Origami.

2. Fold back on diagonal line A. Unfold.
3. Repeat fold on diagonal line B. Unfold.

4. Fold up on line C. Unfold.

5. Your Bat Origami should be creased as shown:

6a. Using the creases as guidelines, create a "tent" form as shown.
6b. Cut bat ears along red lines, as shown.

7. Fold bat head down.

8. Fold along D, and E, to form your Origami Bat's body.

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

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Battty for Bats: 10 Essential Bat Facts, Plus Photo Gallery!

How much do you know about these misunderstood mammals? Check out Bats: 10 Essential Bat Facts, Plus Photo Gallery! by Rhishja Larson:

"Bats may be considered a spooky Halloween mascot, but they are actually one of the most beneficial animals on the planet: 70% of the world’s bat species feed on insects - and one bat can consume up to 1,000 insect pests in an hour. Bats also play a critical role in pollination and seed dispersal.

Despite the fact that bats occur nearly everywhere on earth (except for arctic and desert extremes), 60 species of bats are listed as endangered. And in the U.S., an estimated million or more hibernating bats of six species have been killed by White-nose Syndrome (WNS) in nine states since 2006."

Click on the photo of the white-shouldered bat to read Rhishja's full article, view her slideshow, and learn 10 fascinating facts about bats!

Print and fold an origami bat here:

More Origami Coming Soon!

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High resolution Vampire Bat origami, front and back views


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