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Common Tent-making Bats (Uroderma bilobatum)
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Photographed by Scott J. Spangenberg at Villa Lapas in Tarcoles, Puntarenas, Costa Rica on 1/9/03 4:31:30 PM1/9/03.
Canon EOS D60 235.0 mm 1/8 sec f8.0 +0.5 400.
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The bats bite the main stem of the palm frond, which makes the leaves drop down into a tent that shelters the bats.
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