Holy Bat Box Batman!
it's The Buzbee Bat House Temperature Plot !

Do I have too much time on my hands or what ? I didn't think so, but how then do I explain this ?

It began one evening in Egypt several years ago. I was crossing the Nile on a small sailboat and was fascinated by the sight of bats skimming the surface of the river, snatching up the insects . When I moved to Denver, I thought it might be interesting to put up a bat house to see if I could attract any bats. After a couple of months of trying to convince my wife, she relented ( and actually bought me a book on bats ). So my Son and I built and erected the bat house.

Now after two years of waiting, ( much to my wife's relief and my daughter's dismay ) no bats. So I read up on the known habits of bats and made a few changes. I moved the house a bit, and caulked and painted it. It turns out that one of the most important factors for a bat when selecting a place to roost, is the temperature. So I decided to see what was happening inside, and share this important information with the world. Thus this page. The most current temperature is on the right and is sampled every half hour. The image represents a span of approximately 5 days.

Update! Fall 2005

Well I went back to Egypt with my family, and once again, we went for a sail on the Nile. And just like before, I watched for the bats that started me down this road. And guess what? Once again I saw swooping and darting animals skimming the surface of the water picking off insects. Only they weren't bats. They were birds. Could it be that I've been maintaining the wrong website for more than ten years? Should I have put a thermometer in a bird house and started birdbox.org? Should I have been collecting bird URLs from all over the world? Instead of Bat Houses, should I have been constructing bird houses with my kids like any other normal parent? .....Nah, I don't think so. On with the show.

Update

Read the latest installment of my Bat House Saga. Now with Bat House Pictures!

Temperature Over The Last 5 Days

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The white nose syndrome

The "White-Nose Syndrome" is a mysterious epidemic that has been causing the deaths of thousands upon thousands of bats in the Northeastern part of the United States. The symptoms appear during the hibernation season and include general weakness, poor health and a white fungus around the nose . As of yet, no definitive cause has been identified for this disease. If it continues on, scientists fear it could cause the extinction of the Indiana Bat and decimate the population of other bats species.

In the Northeast, they're wondering What are these bats telling us about the environment we live in?
Bats are Deserving of Protection, Too says an editorial
In West Virginia, Bats tested for white-nose syndrome
Deadly fungus attacking bats has state officials on alert in Pennsylvania
Everyone is wondering, Why are the bats dying?
In Maryland, Officials keep eye out for ill bats
Penn State's Daily Collegian reports that Illness threatens bats
Bat Disease Continues to Baffle Researchers in Vermont
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife department says that Bat disease spreading across Vermont
Read how Bats in the Region Are Dying From a Mysterious Ailment
Newsday reports that As winter ends, mystery over mass bat deaths persists
Read how an Epidemic Strikes Bats
Texans may be worried, but Bat deaths haven't reached Austin colony
Bat killer alerts wildlife officials in Canada
It's spreading to Connecticut: Mysterious Condition Threatens State Bat Population
Read about it: Connecticut finds bats with white-nose fungus
In Rochester Local Bats are Fine, DEC Says
The BBC reports that US bats fall victim to mystery illness
There's Plenty of mystery surrounding diseased bats
In New Hampshire they're worried that the Bat illness could spread to Granite State
There's news that Another bat cave infected with �white-nose� syndrome
Biologists are beginning to wonder, Could it be something in the air?
Channel 5 in Boston reports that Mystery Illness Killing Local Bats
The Vermont Natural Resources Agency IDs infected bat cave
To see if the disease has spread to Canada, Quebec mines scoured for signs of disease as bats drop like flies in U.S.
It's clear that Bats Under Threat
The Maine and New Hampshire Area safe from mystery bat illness so far, but may not continue to be
A Fungal Disease Killing Bats in Western Mass.
A Strange Malady Wreaks Havoc on Bat Population
The CBS Evening News asks, What's Killing The Bats Of The Northeast?
Some say that Bat deaths linked to climate change
What's killing the bats next door? No one knows
More reports that Bats in Northeast Are Mysteriously Dying
Mysterious Disease Claims Lives Of More Than 10,000 Bats In New York Area says Science News
The state of Vermont says, Report dead or flying bats
It's clear that the Bat disease is taking its toll
New Scientist magazine reports that Fatal fungus threatens America's bats
Doctoral Students Join Investigation in Mysterious Bat Deaths - hope they can help
What's killing all the bats? Good Question
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Bat die-off in Northeast baffles scientists
In West Virginia, DNR seeks cave closures because of bat illness concerns
It's clear that Disease killing brown bats across the region
Read how the Bat sickness reaches mines in Western Massachusetts
Read about how the Bat disease spreads in Vermont
Here's another effect of the mystery illness: Die-off of bats could hurt area crops
Some experts say that Bat deaths tied to warm temperatures
Uh Oh - Mysterious Disease Threatens Survival of North American Bats
The AP reports that Bat Deaths in NY, Vt. Baffle Experts

The Wacky World of Bats

It's a contest between A choir of bats versus classical beatboxing in New Music Award . My money is on the bats, hear them here
I think the title of this article says it all: Drunken bats love to binge on junk food!
Looking for a robot bat? Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development
in a Question and Answer session, Bat poo and tap water among odds and sods
Ready to watch a movie? Then head to The Batcave Home Theater Room
If you want Jamaican, you'll pay Big bucks for bat manure
Interested in the bones of a 50,00 year old Russian Bear, preserved in Bat Guano ?
Read all about Alien Bats !
Read about the unfortunate role of bats in Project X-Ray
Mother's day has come and gone, but it's never too late for a gift of Bat Guano !
It's that time of year again. Time to get your bats in shape and put them on a treadmill
Well if the cure alone doesn't give people a stroke, maybe vampire bat saliva has potential as a new stroke treatment
The US Military considered deploying Bat Bombs during WWII
Need some Bat's Brew Hot sauce? It's made to look like Bat Guano !
Here's one off the batline :
We run an advice line for bats and had one of the best bat call ever this morning. The lady caller, who lives in Cheshire in the UK, is convinced that the large bat in her bedroom is not an English bat at all but is a vampire bat which has fallen from an aeroplane (she lives near an airport) and down her chimney, and is now lying in wait for her! Problem now resolved: No need for assistance.
Ever lay awake at night thinking about Seeing In The Dark With Artificial Bats ? (I know I do)
Looks like I won't be able to use bats for Finding F-117's !

Bats Around the World

North America

In Costa Rican rain-forests, you'll find Bats, Snakes and Frogs
Previously they'd been on the decline, but now there are More Fishing Bats in Cuba
Learn about the bats of Panama
Many different species of bats are are found among the mammals of Belize
The Western Small footed Myotis is found throughout North America
Visit a replica of St. Clair cave in Jamaica to learn about bats

Canada

The new A38 Dobwalls bypass helps in the study of Bats and Wildflowers
Here's a nice booklet on Yukon Bats
Keen's Long-eared Bat is found in British Columbia
Looks like the Canadian Wildlife Federation is doing a Bat Box Survey
Read about the Bats of Vancouver Island
Canadian Bat Information : Some good info along with diagrams of bat houses
Here's a good site for Canadian Bat Resources

United States

At the Governor's mansion Health Department Says Terrace Hill Bats Should Go
To fight mosquitoes, he's boosting bats - sounds like a good idea to me!
Montana State Prison relocating bats. I wonder what they were in for?
Ah, yes. Springtime is Time for birds, bees and bats
You can Gain bat knowledge at Chinsegut wildlife festival
The Princeton Daily reports on Beating the bats: Wabash bridge work begins
in Texas, Austin warms up to bats as they warm up city's tourism economy
Woman going to bat for misunderstood creatures, Bats!
In Texas, Leander High shows bats the door
Little brown bat: Eliminates mosquitoes, moths and other insects
In Austin, Bat waste not a contamination concern
Some bridge-builders think that Tiny bats = big problem
Read how Bats find a home - and a friend - at Wilson's Presbyterian Church
Colony of bats infiltrate Leander High School in Austin
A pipeline Project may conflict with bats' ritual for summer
East Texas Bats: Rabies Carriers And Insect Killers says channel 7 news
Ahhh... Home is where the bats are
Read about one Library's battle with bats
Read how Biologists eye numbers of Alabama's endangered bats
Rehabbers let Local Bats Hibernate In Refrigerator - Hmmm, I wonder what my wife would think of that?
A new Study reveals minimal wind turbine effect on bats
In Bellaire Ohio, they're saying Don't Wake the Bats
It's clear that Bats shouldn't frighten county residents
Bats invade Virginia Beach home - Lucky folks!
The Chattanoogan says that Nickajack Cave Popular For Viewing Bats
It's time to start thinking about Spring, so Garden series kicks off with �Bats and Bees�
Bats found at Finley Road Elementary - And they're not excited about it?
Sometimes the wildlife takes priority - 20,000 Bats Delay Florida Highway Widening
In Florida, With bridge bats emerging, traffic to keep merging on I-95
If you're planning on a windmill, Make sure wind turbines don't affect birds, bats
Bat Infested Home Comes Down - I hope the bats were gone at the time
Read how Dangerous Tracy-area mine sealed off - to everyone but bats
In Bozeman, they're Going to bat for bats
Students go batty for environment by building a bat house
Uh oh Batman - Bat cave barred
In Tampa, an Environmental Center Speaker To Unlock Secrets Of Bat World
A Bat gate to go up at abandoned mine in Alameda County
The Bat Cave: A closely guarded wonder
In California, Officials to bar mine entrances to keep endangered bats and birds safe
Wind farm green-lighted by SCC , but they'll be watching for bat casualties
Taking no chances with nature, especially when it comes to bats
With care taken not to disturb the Indiana bats, Tree removal starts for part of new U.S. 24
In a followup to the House of Bats story, Barbara French sets the record straight
A Daily American reader says that Bats impacted by windmills
In Arkansas, First-graders learn about state's flying mammals
In an exciting update to the story about bats at the Shaffer Mountain wind farm, a reader details that Nothing new reported
In Vicksburg, Flying mammals get a home of their own
Continuing on with the story in Palestine Texas, TPWD experts discuss bat issues (But someone should tell the newspaper that bats are not rodents)
A government report says that industrial wind power development could have devastating effects on bat population on ice mountain
If you know anything, there's a $4,700 reward for tips in killings of bats
In Rock Island, Bats force church services to move indefinitely
Apparently, some people don't want bats in their house. Read about the House of bats
City, TPW officials to discuss bat problems In Palestine Texas
The Senior Scene reports: Fun and fear found with bats
In Ulster County New York, Endangered bats find haven
WTOC reports that, Bats Take Over Woman's Home
In New York DEC Repairs Winter Home of Endangered Bat Colony
In Indiana, Endangered bat discovered near Stonebridge
In Virginia, Bats make home near downtown Bristol
They may help reduce our dependency on oil, but Wind turbines hazardous to birds, bats
In South Dakota, Landowners asked to help with study on bats
You might be surprised to learn that Hudson County home to over a million bats
At the Museum of the Rockies, a Researcher attempts to dispel bat myths
A Berne Scout discovers she's a bat girl
If you want to see the Congress Avenue Bats, be aware that Construction restricts downtown Austin bat viewing
In Connecticut, a Litchfield Expert Debunks Bat Myths
What are you waiting for? Bats up for adoption
In Indiana Bats invade home
Read how Stevens Point Students Going Batty for Bats!
A Bat rehabilitator comes to the rescue
An Iowa City West High School senior is working on Aid for bat housing shortage
Got a Bat Scholar in the house? : Michigan-Based Wildlife and Bat Management Firm Offers Bat Conservation Scholarship
The Nature Conservancy says: Quick - To the Bat Cave!
No matter what you do, Don�t be spooked by bats
In Asbury Park, Bats' image takes flight
In Conklin New York, flood-damaged house beset by bats
Bats reported in Guthridge, HOVA at George Washington University
Lively Foundation goes batty in San Franciso
In Cherokee Oklahoma, a Bat specialist is on deck at school
Read all about the Bats of Colorado
Check out the Bat Roost page
Christy has a nice bat page
Did you ever think that bats could winter over in Alaskan wood piles?
The city of Boulder Colorado reminds us that It's Not a Bird! It's not a Rat!
My home state of Colorado has bats !
Visit Bat World Florida
Learn about Missouri bats and their Cries In The Night
Read a Fact Sheet on Missouri Bats
Learn about the Bats of San Diego County
The Small Footed Myotis is rare in Pennsylvania
Read about the Bats of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (They don't glow in the dark)
Bats are among the Mammals of Socorro County New Mexico
Learn about the bats of Sevilleta
Here's some bat information for Missouri homeowners
Read about the bats of Illinois
The rare Spotted Bat can be found in Yosemite National Park
Scientific and Common Names of Texas Bats
There are some bats in Alaska
Carolina Bats are under study by the National Biological Service
Interested in the Bat Flight Program at Carlsbad Caverns ?
Some California bats are close to being endangered
They've got bats in Florida
And in bats in Mississippi
Iowa has Bat Bugs .
They have bats in Ape Cave near Mt. Saint Helens.

Africa

Giant Fossil Bats Out Of Africa Wasn't that a movie staring Meryl Streep?
Here's a very nice page on an Endangered African Fruit Bat

Europe

Read about Cypriot outrage at fruit bat slaughter in only EU habitat
In Turkey, 'Operation Bat' launched
Read all about it: Court gives go-ahead to disputed Dresden bridge, despite worries over bats
Learn about Flederm�use in Schleswig-Holstein
Here's a page about Bat Night in Germany
Learn about Bat Houses in Germany
Here's an informative bat page in Germany
I bet you didn't know that Rare Bats Snooze in Machine Gun Nests
The Zurich Zoo has a bat page
Learn about the bats of Cyprus
Check out The Italian Chiroptera Research Group Site
Did you know that Europe's largest bat snacks on flying birds ?
Learn about the Bats of Cyprus on this page
Here's a German bat site
Visit the Bat Working Group of the Netherlands
Learn All About Bats from this German page
Here's a nice Swiss bat page
Here's a bat page in Portugal
Here's a very informative German bat page
Here's a German Bat Page
Here's a nice French page
Learn about The Bats of Spain
Visit the Swiss Bat Center
Learn about Swedish Bats !

Great Britain

In Lewe Bats delay homes bid
The BBC says that Hunger makes bats 'act strangely'
It's a New look for bats' old roost
In Cornwall, Bridges help bats get home safely . Hmm... Bridges for bats? Bridges?
They're using bat detectors and Going bats in Llanberis
They're Going bats at Marsden
A Sheffield engineering firm is Helping bats home to roost
Property renovation: It's enough to drive you batty , that is, if you're lucky enough to have lesser-horseshoe bats in your house
Monty Python and the Holy Grail castle, in bats mystery
A Crusader keeps bats out of belfries
Read how Bats cause flap at wildlife park
Why bats, dragonflies and toads are the latest developer must-haves - Does anyone really have to ask?
in Marsden, they're Going Bats!
New des res set to attract bats - say what?
Residents on the Isle of Man Find out more about 'misunderstood' bats
In Scotland, Blind children taught to see the world like bats by using echolocation
Yorkshire Builders fined for harming bats
This Hotel�s bats, no hitch for weddings
Eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog - Bats and newts delay �3.5m Dunchurch housing scheme
Sonar, so Good as Batty Idea Takes off at Reserves
It's no secret that: Children go head over heels for bats
Contribute to a Fund to help save Wirral's bats
Interested in Protecting Bechstein�s bat ?
It's time to Bring the bats home to roost
Read about the Measures to protect bats if developers get green light in St Georges
Extreme weather affects UK wildlife , including bats
Read how RAF Shelters to House New Breed of Flyers
The vote is in: Phone Mast Plan Passed Despite Fears Over Bats
Read how the Tanfields Meeting Rooms could be saved - by bats!
In Somerford Bats and bureaucracy halt flats development
Read Why bats are the latest protesters against Botanic Gardens club
Uh, oh, Bats delay housing masterplan
Find out what they did when Bats found at new Lynn test centre
Dragon�s Den bat poo boffin keeps going - Wouldn't you?
At Manor House grounds, a dead Tree could be home for bats
Check out the winner of the contest to imagine, design and build a home for bats in London...
They're just going to have to wait: Colony of bats handicaps golf course�s �100m restoration
Read how Bats prove costly for leisure centre demolition
Anyone In need of a caped crusader ?
Be careful in Wales, or you'll end up with a �1,000 fine for breaking bat roost
Vist all of the Bat Groups in Britain
Vist this British Bats page
Learn about the bats of Britain
Learn about BATS & The Millennium Link on this Scottish bat page
Check out the website for the Gwent Bat Group in Wales
Vist the Bat Detective page for info on Northern Ireland's Bats
Read all about Paston Bats
Everyone should know The Distinguishing features of British bats
Kirsty has turned her whole house into a Bat Box !
Here's a nice bat page in Great Britain
Great Britain has a Bat Conservation Trust
Here's one in Great Britain

Asia

It's no surprise to me that Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental
In Mangalore, they're saying that Bats are not so bad
Did you know that Samal cave hosts world�s biggest colony of fruit bats ?
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Let's go Bats� cave exploring in Dong Nai Province
In India, there's a Bid to save reviled bats - Bats reviled? There must be some confusion here!
Previously unknown bats discovered in Chachoengsao, and they look like something from a tacky halloween party
When in the Philippine, see Cebu�s nature beauty which includes Bats of course
In the Philippines 2,000 trees planted to preserve fruit bats
Taiwanese Biologists create bat 'voice fingerprints' database
At The Twins Cave in Israel, tourists must Let sleeping bats lie
Interested in Bats, sewage amid history and faith ?
Read about Taiwan Bat Research
Interested in the BATS in Shinshu (Highland of central Japan) ?
Hashimoto has a page on Bats
Here's my first Japanese link !

Oceania

OK, I guess I've insulted enough people. For the record, New Zealand is not part of the Continent of Australia. It is somewhere else. How about Oceania ?

In New Zealand, they're saying that Wind farm no great blow for at-risk bat
If you're visiting Mindanao, check out The pigs, the bats and Naco
Asphalt plant danger to bats says the Riverlea Environment Society
Check out New Zealand's Short Tailed Bat

Australia

Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens Park-keepers hope loud protests will outfox flying pests
In Singleton, they continue to try and Hiss, boo bats out of town
In Melbourne Bats still hang in there despite many ordeals
Orphan bats go back to wild to join the local camps
A High School wants to retain right to move bats
They're Naturally Curious: Fruit Bats
Read how a MP seeks solution to Maclean bat problem
Read how the Charters Towers' Mayor pleased with bat move talks
Rambo bats on with suck on dummy - Say that again?
Falling limbs another sign of tree damage so the local bats better watch out
Bats make life hell for families. Maybe they should call Meat Loaf
Singleton now has Optimistic batmen
All you'll need are Bats, vaseline and dung beetles and you can Wave goodbye to the Aussie salute this summer
In Singleton a Bat expert on the way . Here's hoping he can help!
Visit the Secret world of baby bats
An Australian study says Flying foxes fall prey to Earth's rising temperature
Here's an unfortunate story: Bats Killed in Vicious Attack
In the continuing saga of Burdekin Park, many people are Batting for the bats
A Hospital helps Larry's other victims - Fruit Bats
It's Hairy times for flying foxes
Uh, oh - In Singleton it's Time for big guns
The council has decided, the Bats must go
In Australia, People warned not to touch bats
In singleton, It�s the bats or the park
Wasn't this Bob Hope's theme song? : Fangs for the memories
Batman won't be happy - Exposed: The real bat cave
Check out the BATReach page
Learn about Australian Bats
Read about the plight of the grey headed flying foxes on this page
Here's a very nice page on the Flying Foxes of Bellingen Island
The Ku-ring-gai Bat Conservation Society works with the bats of Sydney
Read the Action Plan for Australian Bats
Atherton has a Bat Hospital Does your community?
Learn about Australian Bats
Bats are among the Mammals of the Australian National Botanic Gardens
The Cape Tribulation Research Station in Australia has bats

South America

In Ecuador, Mineral licks attract neotropical bats
Here are some articles on Brazilian bats
BCI has a nice article on BATS in South American Folklore and Ancient Art

Antarctia

Sorry, There are no bats in Antarctica :-(

Although there may be no bats currently in Antarctica, Scientists believe that the Lesser Short Tailed Bat migrated to New Zealand from South America via a forested Antarctica over 35 Million years ago. ( Thanks to Marcus Turner ).

Bat Houses

Yard Envy sells some interesting looking bat houses
Check out the Bat House Project Page - Very cool
Lone Star Woodcraft sells Certified Bat Houses
Vist Scott's Bat House
Bat House Plans

Bat Organizations

Maybe you'd like to read The Bat House Journal
There's a nice bat page at SaveBats.org
Vist the Bedfordshire Bat Group's page
interested in discussing bat houses ?
Visit the Friends of Bats page
Interested in the BCS-Bat Conservation of Switzerland ?
Learn about the Bat Crew
Visit the bat cow page , that's the Bat Conservation Of Wisconsin
Visit the Colorado Bats Organization to learn about the bats of Colorado
Join The Ku-ring-gai Bat Conservation Society in Sydney Australia
Vist the Australasian Bat Society Home Page
Bat World is a sanctuary and educational center
The North Yorkshire Bat Group has a web page
Take a look at the page for The California Bat Conservation Fund
Bat World provides sanctuary for non releasable bats.
Visit the Center for the study and protection of bats
Check out the Warwickshire Bat Group
Visit the Staffordshire Bat Group Home Page
Check out the Herts and Middlesex Bat Group
Visit the Organization for Bat Conservation. Look for bat houses designs, bat houses and informational booklets !
Bat Conservation International : Bat Information Headquarters !
Visit Bat Conservation Trust
Well they're not a Bat Organization, but the The Mammal Society monitors bats.

Bat Exhibits

Check out The new Bat-Center and Museum in Germany
If you're in Lubbock, come for a presentation of the Creatures of the Night under the stars
If you're in Durham, Museum of Life and Science Hosts Bat Expert Rob Mies
If you're in Michigan, be aware that a Bat expert to swoop into Saginaw
Check out the True story of Bats in Palm Beach
Check out Bats In Our Belfry
My crummy little Bat House Thermometer has been seriously shown up by this cool Live Bat Camera !
How about a night time visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum to see bats ?

Academic Bats

Read about a New scientific results that show bats emitting more dB than a rock concert - cool!
Tropical Reforestation Aided By Bats says a new study
Ever wonder Why fruit-eating bats eat dirt ?
It may be that New And Deadly Viruses Passed Through Sweet Food And Domestic Animals and bats
Tropical reforestation aided by bats spreading seeds
Bats Limit Insects in a Neotropical Agroforestry System says a new study
Experts say that Bats may be key to Ebola vaccine
Read how Computers Show How Bats Classify Plants According To Their Echoes
In a followup article, read how Hovering Bats Stay Aloft Using Swirling Vortices
Did you know that Air Bubbles Keep Bats Afloat ?
Scientists learn that Bats have 'internal compass'
Read how the Evolutionary History Of SARS Supports Bats As Virus Source
Based on a fossil discovery, Scientists find bats evolved ability to fly before echolocation
A study seeks to show why Bats show elevated levels of PCBs
In a meeting in the Philippines, Scientist admits lack of data on bats
If you have any short mice, listen up: Mice Legs Longer With Batty Gene Regulation
Read about a Project to develop bat-like sonar for robotic systems
Here's the home page for the Robotic Bat Sonar project
"I got kind of allergic to pistols being held to my forehead" says a bat biologist
Ebola spreads panic better than it spreads itself , but bats are sill implicated
It looks like those pesky terrorists won't be using fruit bats to spread viruses
Read how a Biologist hunts for bat flies and fleas
Robots listen up: Bats sonar techniques could hone robots navigation skills
In their 300 million years on Earth, cycads have learned survival tricks - thanks to Fruit Bats
Scientists in Scotland say Bat techniques could find tumours
Anders Hedenstr�m shows how Bat Flight Generates Complex Aerodynamic Tracks
Scientists say Study of bats could help humans
Researchers have found that Greater horseshoe bat orginally from Asia
In Dorset, Genetic work traces bat's origins
Vampire Bats Recognise Their Prey's Breathing , so hold your breath in vampire bat country!
I know this question has been in the back of your mind for a long time. Just how do singing bats communicate ?
Like most people, you've probaby wondered Why can bats fly when mice can't?
Read how a KU grad student nets a new fruit bat species
Anyone interested in the Karyotype relationships of six bat species ?
Read how Bats may use magnetic polarity for navigation
Check out an article on New viruses discovered in bats
Intereted in the Texas Cave Myotis ?
Gerald studies vampire bats
Check out Chiroptera on the Tree of Life
Here's a Swedish bat page
Read about Vision in echolocating bats
Forget about Mad Cow disease, scientists have linked brain disorders to the tradition of eating bats.
Most people know about the Use of Stable Isotopes to Trace the Transcontinental Migration of United States Tree Bats . Right?
Read all about Scottish Bats
Read all about Bats and Heavy Metal in this (German) pdf file
Bat researchers often use harp-traps to capture bats for study
Check out Walkers Bats of the World
Bat Slides can be ordered here
Up for some AZA Bat TAG ?
Make plans to go to The North American Symposium on Bat Research
Sometimes a Bat Skull is useful in research
Build a robot modeled after a bat
Ever wonder What Is It Like To Be a Bat?
Learn about Management Initiatives for the Sustainability of Bat Populations
If you need a photograph of a Flying Fox Brain this is the link for you !
The've also got photographs of a bunch more bat brains
I know you're just dying for the DNA Data File for the Vampire Bat
Learn about Echolocation in the Bat
Here's a bat name database
Read all about Recommendations for Protecting Workers From Histoplasma capsulatum Exposure During Bat Guano Removal from a Church's Attic
Read Management Initiatives for the Sustaianability of Bat Populations
Bats also have The Urge to Replicate
View the Australian Bat Atlas of Fruit Bats
Care to read about the Habitat Relationships and Riparian-Zone Associations of Bats in Managed Coast Range Forests ?
Everything you always wanted to know about Australian bat lyssavirus ( if you only knew to ask )
Learn abut the Physics of Ultrasonics
Check out the Chiroptera in the Checklist of California Mammals
Interested in Bat fossils ?
Bat info from the University of Michigan
See a Bat Painting from Berkeley with lots of good info, including a picture of a bat skeleton.
Ever lay awake at night thinking about Seeing In The Dark With Artificial Bats ? (I know I do)
Did you know that Bat Barometers Signal Meal Time ?

Researchers

Paul Cryan studies bats
Anders Hedenstr�m has a paper out on bat aerodynamics
Jeffrey A. Taylor studies bats
Professor Thomas studies bats.
And Assistant Professor Michael R. Gannon .

Kids and Bats

Listen to the new pop-sensation by Batney Ears, it's Echolocation!
In Bella Vista Arkansas, Cooper Elementary School students �adopt� a bat
Stratham students learn math, science with bats - Duh! How else would it be done?
Build a Bat Antenna Buddy
Anyone up for an Egg Carton Bat ?
Learn about Bats and Owls
Kids will like to Fold a flock of spooky origami bats
Try out a bat puzzle
Take a look at a Creature Feature
Here's a bat page with some nice references
We're Goin' Batty!
Become a super bat expert
Tooter4Kikds has a page on Bats
Read the story of Echo the Bat
Hmmm... Maybe these Bat Crayon Drawings should be in my Bat Artwork section
Interested in some Bat Crafts ?
Paint your own bat here
Make a Bat Puppet
Read The Adventure of Echo the Bat
Kids know that Bats Are Cool!
Teachers can get a Silverwing study guide here
Yahooligans has bat links
These first graders are learning All About Bats
Stellaluna is a popular book in classrooms
We never had Bats in the classroom when I was a kid
Check out the Bat Bulletin !
Bats Bats Everywhere !
Report your bat sightings here !
Did you ever wonder If 3 bats are flying at 5 mph how long will it take the bats to fly 15 miles ?
Learn about the science of sound
The Happy Valley Girl Scouts built a bat house as a community project
K-6 Educators can use a Thematic Resource for Bats
These students did a Bat Research Project
I had a Bat Kite when I was a kid.

Bat Humor

In his own special way, Dave Barry says The lies about this mammal just drive me batty
This is a classic bat joke
One night three vampires entered a bar. When the bartender asked them what they would like to drink, the first vamipire said he wanted a pint of blood, the second vampire said that he too would have a pint of blood, and the last vampire said he'd have a pint of plasma. The bartender took a step back and said, "Let me see if I got this right. That's two bloods and a blood-lite?"
Here's a good Bat Joke
I picked this one up off the BatLine :
Two bats are hanging from the roof of a cave, watching the approach of two humans, one bat says to the other "How come their blood doesn't rush to their feet ?"
Here's a lame Bat Joke : A bat is hanging upside down in a cave when he sees another bat standing on the floor of the cave. "Hey ! What's that you're doing down there ?" says the first bat . "Yoga !" replies the second.
Ever wonder what would happen if the US customs used Fruit Bats ? Well Dr. Fun has.
Here's a vampire Bat Joke:
Two vampire bats are sitting in cave: The first bat says "I'm dying for some blood, I'm going out to get some". So off he flies out of the cave. About 15 minutes later he comes back with loads of blood dripping from his mouth. The other bat starts drooling and asks "Where'd you get the blood ?". The first bat says "Come with me and I'll show you". So off they fly out of the cave. After a few minutes they are flying over a large cemetery, when the first bat says "See that great oak tree over there? I didn't!"

Bat Articles

Read about Hibernating bats' exercise regime
Bats Keep Coffee Plantation Bug-Free says a study in Mexico
Mother Earth News writes on The Fantastic Flight of Bats
Read about Living in harmony with bats
Next time you're in Starbucks, make sure to order One large organic shade-grown coffee, please�with extra bats
Read how Smithsonian researchers show major role of bats in plant protection
Read about how Bug-Eating Bats Help Plants
Use Bats for Mosquito Control , that's what I say too!
Some say, Beat Mosquitoes with Bats but I say let the bats eat them!
Read all about Bats, Insects and Predatory Neocons
They're Helping bats battle bad rap - Is there such as thing as good rap?
Holy Diversity! That's a lot of bats!
You should be Batty About Bats!
Did you know that There's nothing scary about fruit bats ?
Bat experts say: Energy that endangers bats not 'green'
You know, Bats do get a bad rap, especially this time of year
It's been said that, Bats Speak Language All Their Own
OK, Let's go bats for Halloween
It's always better to Let sleeping bats lie
Want to know How to Be Awesome at Catching Bats ?
Learn How cats, bats and wolves come to symbolize Halloween
It's always the right time to think about Welcoming Bats to Your Garden
Think that bats are the only mammals who are Seeing with sound ?
Read how New Technology Targets Bats
Read: Bat Houses Wrecked
Your tax dollars at work: Funds voted to clear guano
Did you know that bats are flying mammals that eat insects, not trick-or-treaters ?
Sometimes it helps to gamble on bats
Whether you know it or not, we're all Coexisting With Bats
Did you know that Fruit bats act as reservoir for deadly Marburg virus ?
Read how Disease foils Kapiti Island rare bat project
Did you know that Native bats bound for Auckland Zoo ?
Communties have learned that Bats, birds could help reduce mosquito population
It's no secret that: Health officials warn: Stay away from bats
Are Bats or Swallows Taking Over Downtown?
It's that time of year again : Bats have found a roost at Sierra Vista school
Want to know what it's like to be a bat? Start by Flaping your arms like wings and count the number you can do in five seconds.
Read about a Homeowner's relief as bats move out
Can you answer the question, What do whales and bats have in common?
Oregon has been having an issue with rabies
Most people know that bats are not rodents
Read how one community handled a problem cave that was home to a bat colony
Read how scientists say a common type of fruit bat could be the source of an outbreak of the deadly Marburg disease in Africa.
If you're visiting Austin, make sure to stop and see the bats on the Congress Avenue bridge
Read how Bats in Flight Reveal Unexpected Aerodynamics
The Selman Bat Cave is home to countless Mexican free-tailed bats
It's possible that Fruit bats may carry Ebola virus
Ouch! Some Vampire bats have rabies
Is there a link between Bats and SAR ?
Sometimes bats are just Hanging By a Toenail
Read all about Bat Bot
If you're out looking for bats, maybe you need Bat Radar
Wikipedia has an article on bats
NationalMaster has an entry for Bats
You'll find a bat page at Seek My Bowl
Check out this Blog On Bats
It's a sad fact that Wind Farms Blamed for Killing Migrating Bats
Read the History of Freetail Bats in Austin
Read the Illustrated story of the Vampire Bat
Ever hear the Overblown story of bats as big as cats bats as big as cats ?
Ever wonder What is it like to be a bat?
Sydney's bats can't take a hint you'd think the smell of python excrement would send them packing...
It's a bit deep for me, but maybe you can get something from Saving Physicalism From The Martians
Bats: Victims or Villains?
Read about Bat Colonies Overwhelming Australian Gardens
Visit the Bats Brains and Burying Grounds page
Read about The Bats of Jewel Cave
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on The Crusader Without a Cape
Read The Hellhole Issue in brief
Read about The Cornwall Bat Hospital
Did you know that Abandoned mines are a danger to humans, a home to bats
Read a couple's Farmhouse Journal and their adventures with bats
Read a Personal Essay on bats
Read how a Tiny bat touches off dispute over North Carolinal Logging
Read about Caves, Bats, And Total Darkness
Kristi Has a Bat
Creationist's have their own theories on Bats and Evolution
Sue Chastain asks What's so bad about BATS?
Read about greater horseshoe bats in South East Cornwall
Read about a Gainesville Florida bat house
Read about Bat Conservation and Research
Learn about Bat Watching on the GORP page
Read how Bats Give Blood In Name Of Good Health
Read about the Life of a Bat
Bats...... by Eric Niederman
Chris Klein tells us : Bats, everything you know is wrong
Here's a USGS article
We're in a Race to Save Abandoned Mines for Hibernating Bats !
On my next vacation, maybe I'll go Bat hunting in a haunted hotel
Read a bat Article by Kelly Volpe
In Defense of Bats by Shiela Boniface
CNN reports on a bat cage at the ballpark
Attention Motorists... The Bats Have Landed on our Bridge ! ( and Elvis has left the building )
Bats are Watchable Wildlife
Read a bat article by Uday Murthy
Did you know that Four million bats emerge from the Eckert James River Bat Cave nightly ?
Bats are Nature's Insect Control
Have you hugged your bat today ?
CNN Reports on Guam snakes and their appetite for Fruit Bats
Bats battle maligned mammal moniker ( With Movie ! )
CNN Believes that Batman Builds Bat Houses
People in Guam Eat Bats
There has been an European agreement on Protecting bats
The gray bat is endangered.
Want to read a good Newspaper Article from the Philadelphia Inquirer ?
Read a bat article from Outside magazine
And they said it couldn't be done. Infant Insectivorous Bat Rehabilitation .
Read about a woman who does Bat education .
Let Not The Night Be Silent by Stephen C. Trombulak.

Bat Artwork

Here's an abstract painting of a red bat
Here's a painting entitled: Bat Music
Learn about Bat Masterson From Beginning to End
Looking for a Striped Bat ?
Looking for a greeting card for that special someone? Consider a Vampire bat flying death rider coach
Check out this beautiful Bat Light Box
Van Gogh painted a Flying Fox
You can find a stone bat sculpture in Cop�n, Honduras
Here's a bat illustration
Take a look at a nice illustration of a Hoary Bat
Care for a Bat Masterson lithograph?
Here's a bat drawn in pen and ink
Is a stencil of a bat artwork?
You're too late to purchase a painting called Bat Music by Chris Carrick
This one's called The Bat but I can't find one in there...
Take a look at this Bat, Deer & Peach painting
Bathead has a very good page on Bat Nose-Art
I don't know what a band-aid painting is, but there's a bat one here
I always heard it was a cow, but evidently in Japan it was a Bat Flying over the Moon
Whenever I think of Art, the first thing I think of is The Bat Guano Museum of Art
In the market for a Mexican Bat Mask ?
It's a bit hard to see, but this is a Mayan Bat Painting
See The Lone Bat
See a Ribbon of Bats
Here's a Bat Illustration
There's a nice image of a bat painting here
Here's a whole bat art gallery !
How about another bat painting

Bat Pictures

View pictures of Bats on Parade
A Dramatic Bat
Want to see a movie of Austin's bats ?
Nick Edards has a very nice collection of grey headed flying fox photos
Here's a National Geographic picture of Bats in Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico, 2001
Want to see some bat movies ?
Google is your friend when looking for Bat Pictures
Need a Bat Slide ?
Get down to the Brass Tacks of Bat Photos !
Need some Bat Photos ? Try PhotoVault
You'll need 3D glasses to see this picture of a Fruit Bat
How about an ASCII bat Picture ?
Here's a bat researcher's page with a cool picture .

Bat Books

Visit my Buzbee Bat Book Store
Check out On A Bat's Wing for a nice collection of Bat Poetry
Brian wrote a bat book called Bats at the Beach
Read about The Yosemite Adventure of Spotty Bat
Visit Speleobooks for Bat & Cave Books,Prints,Ephemera,Jewelry and Gifts
Gary Wayner sells bat books

Bat Detectors

Here's a professional bat detector company
Stag Electronics has Bat detectors for professionals and amateurs
Ultra Sound Advice sells professional bat detectors
I built this inexpensive Simple Bat Detector . Recommended !
Bill Gerosa builds bat detectors
Learn to use a Bat Detector in an Honors Physics lab
Looking for an inexpensive Bat Detector ? Build your own from a cheap radio

Bats and Rabies

It is important to remember that bats are wild animals and like all wild animals, they should be treated with caution if encountered. Although Scientists have determined that fewer than one half of one percent of wild bats carry the rabies virus, people should be aware that bats and other wild animals can transmit rabies.

Rabies rising in Michigan: Health officials don't really know why
During their yearly migration through East Texas, Rabid Bat Confirmed In Tyler Today
In a case of rabies, Officials seek bat rescuer
in Los Angeles County, the Count of rabid bats confounds experts
Rabies are usually, but not always, fatal: TV documentary features FdL rabies survivor Giese
Read how France has first case of rabies in a domestic animal since 2001
Have questions ? Maybe Rabies.com can help
Raccoons get rabies too

Bat Myth and Legend

Every wonder Why the Bat Lives In Caves ?
There's some information on Bat Mythology on this page
Read the Cherokee version of how bats came to be
Read Asop's fable of The Bat And The Weasels
BCI has a nice article on Bats in Magic, Potions, and Medicinal Preparations
The Romans told a fable about bats
There are many myths about bats

Ya got a problem with bats? Huh? Huh?

Bat Masters can help if you have a bat problem
Got Bats in your belfry? Here's what to do
If you're in SE Michigan, give Critter Catchers a call
I bet you can't find this video at Block Buster : Bat-Free Belfries: A Guide to Bat Proofing
Bat World can help if you've found a bat
If you need help with a bat, who better to contact then the Friends of Bats ?
Bat Conservation and Management can help you with your bat problems

Other Bat Stuff

Could this be Baby Bat Xanadu ?
Uh, did you ever worry about genetically altered flesh-eating bats? If so check out the movie, Bats: Human Harvest
If you live in Ada, be it known that Cast chosen for Bats in Belfry
Need a Cat and a Bat T-Shirt?
Visit Bat Catalog for all your gift-giving needs
Need a fence? Consider Wildlife Friendly Fencing
See Vincent Price in The Bat
If you're into old movies, maybe you'd like The Vampire Bat
Check out the echos at Echoes Ecology Ltd
Check out the only "Bat Certified" bat houses in Canada.
Here's an interesting site for others with 'too much time on their hands'. You can put a camera in your bat house! And here's a video by Herb Carter to prove it
Check out these Bat Videos !
You can find Bat Jewelry at the Magic Zoo
Visit the Brain Museum to check out Bat Brains
Did you know that Johann Strauss II wrote Die Fledermaus ?
Learn about ships of the British Navy named HMS Bat !
I prefer "The Birds", but some people liked Bats
Add some bat animation to your web page
Don't be afriad of The Ghost Bat
Read How Bats Work
Uh, I don't get it,but maybe you can make sense of The Absurd Notions Story With Bats In It, by Den Whitton
I didn't know there was such a thing, but you can find out about Bat Boats on this page
Here's a list of Speleo Links
The Office of Surface Mining has some good Bat Information
Josh built a nice bathouse
The Bat Detective is online
Learn about Bat House Basics at Best Nest
Subscribe to the Bat House Journal
San Francisco State University presents, The Biogeography of the Vampire Bat
Brush up on your Bat Facts
If you're in New York, you can visit Le Bar Bat
If you like both Bats and model rockets, you can build The Bat Wing Boost Glider
It crashes my browser, but maybe you can see the Dancing Bats
Visit TheBatHouse bat discussion group
Mark your calendars now for the for the 3rd Annual International Bat Festival
The Alaska Blind Bat page promotes Braille in libraries
Best Nest Sells Bat Houses
Learn about the Little Brown Bat !
The Backyard Bird Page has Bat Houses for sale
The Gander Academy has a nice page on bats
Looking for a Bat Box ?
Your assignment : Learn about Creatures of the Night
Lady Bats has a Bat Information Page
Nearctica lists information about bats
Listen to some Bat Sounds
The California Academy of Sciences Library has a bat Bibliography
Visit Steve's Bat Cave
Load the Animal Info Page to find bat information
Create a garden that will assis in Feeding birds and bats and other critters
Are Bats Just Flying Rats ? Find out then try the Bat Ring!
Vist Night Wings to learn about the bats of Austin Texas
Chiroptera Cabins makes some nice bat houses
The developers of the guano page learned that guano has become a project of admiration and concentration
I bet you didn't know that It is a misnomer to refer to bat dung as guano.
Battie and the Belfry..... Take a Tour of Their Cabin
Visit the Planet Bat page
Enjoy Baseball? Then root for the Swamp Bats !
Here's a very informative bat page.
Visit Incredible Bats
O'Reilly put a Fruit Bat on the cover of their Sendmail book.
Important Bat Facts from..... Bugspray.com(?)
Hmmmm... I wonder why The Bat People never got an academy award ?
Tired of the same old email program ? Then use The Bat of course
Yahoo ! has a Bat Links page
Root for the Austin Ice Bats
What do Brown Bats Look Like ?
Did you know that bats keep their ears meticulously clean with their sharp thumbs ? Think they could teach my kids ?
Need a Bat Gift ?
Go on a Bat Cruise and I guarantee that Kathy Lee won't be there to annoy you.
If you need your own web page Bat City is your obvious choice
All you ever wanted to know about Comparative sperm structure in bats
Jody Stoffel Sumrall is a bat fan.
If I can't attract bats to my bat house I might just buy some Bat props from the Nightmare Factory
Be sure to keep up with the continuing saga of Bob and Bella , the Internet's own bat cartoon strip.
Do you remember the all-time-classic animated series Bat Fink ?
I've been told that the Rainforest Cafe has a Bat Gift Shop. (Don't most upscale restaurants these days ?)
Bat professionals ( No, not Batman, Biologists !) should check out Avinet

Bat Poetry and Literature

Holy Bat Box Batman! it's The Buzbee Bat House Temperature Plot !

Read the latest installment of my Bat House Saga. Now with Bat House Pictures!

So you want your own Bat House ?

Other Bat Information, Other Bat Channels

Holy Bat Box Batman!
it's The Buzbee Bat House Temperature Plot !