ickplantM to Bats · 14 days agoThe tube-lipped nectar bat: a highly-specialized pollinator with a tongue 150% of its body lengthimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageThe tube-lipped nectar bat: a highly-specialized pollinator with a tongue 150% of its body lengthickplantM to Bats · 14 days agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
One rare plant, Centropogon nigricans, is pollinated exclusively by this bat due to its hard-to-reach nectar.
minus-squareickplantOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoUsually you can see their eyes better, I think this little guy might be blinking. This image you can see the eyes and the tongue in action:
Usually you can see their eyes better, I think this little guy might be blinking.
This image you can see the eyes and the tongue in action:
Double amazing!