Bats Are Vital (Take 2)

from Existing by Chiropteran

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A retake on the previous track Bats Are VITAL from the album After Life. This song was written with scientific evidence on how bats improve life on this planet. A video using an earlier mix was made: youtu.be/R2ErLkYmtZg

Reference list:
Gonsalves, L, Bicknell, B, Law, B, Webb, C & Monamy, V 2013, 'Mosquito consumption by insectivorous bats: does size matter?', PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 10, p. e77183.
Gonsalves, L, Law, B, Webb, C & Monamy, V 2013, 'Foraging ranges of insectivorous bats shift relative to changes in mosquito abundance', PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 5, p. e64081.
Nakamoto, A, Kinjo, K & Izawa, M 2008, 'The role of Orii’s flying-fox (Pteropus dasymallus inopinatus) as a pollinator and a seed disperser on Okinawa-jima Island, the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan', Ecological Research, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 405-14.
Oleksy, R, Giuggioli, L, McKetterick, TJ, Racey, PA & Jones, G 2017, 'Flying foxes create extensive seed shadows and enhance germination success of pioneer plant species in deforested Madagascan landscapes', PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 9, p. e0184023.
Rydell, J, McNeill, DP & Eklöf, J 2002, 'Capture success of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) feeding on mosquitoes', Journal of Zoology, vol. 256, no. 3, pp. 379-81.

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The ravenous microbats enjoy hoovering up millions of biting insects
They love devouring the ones who want to infect and kill most of humanity
Microbats are nature’s insecticides saving most farmers billions of dollars

Bats are vital
Bats are vital for our survival

Mosquitoes the murdering menace of trying to get rid of all of us
They are like morsels for the hungry microbats
Micros can eat up to a thousand mosquitoes in an hour per bat

Bats are vital
Bats are vital for our survival

Fruit bats are also known as flying foxes they eat pollen & nectar not just fruit
They are the best long distance pollinators & seed dispersers within their range
We need to give the big thank you for the forests they have so kindly provided for us

Bats are vital
Bats are vital for our survival

Bat generated forest do not only benefit the hundreds of bat species
They give needed homes and food to the many of the other animals so they can survive
Forests are great places for recreation and also give us oxygen so we can breath

Bats are vital
Bats are vital for our survival

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from Existing, released June 10, 2019

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