ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Bats@lemmy.world · 12 days agoThe tube-lipped nectar bat: a highly-specialized pollinator with a tongue 150% of its body lengthlemmy.worldimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageThe tube-lipped nectar bat: a highly-specialized pollinator with a tongue 150% of its body lengthlemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Bats@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
One rare plant, Centropogon nigricans, is pollinated exclusively by this bat due to its hard-to-reach nectar.
minus-squarepseudocakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoAmazing! Are its eyes naturally hidden or is this just what it seems on this picture?
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 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:
Amazing!
Are its eyes naturally hidden or is this just what it seems on this picture?
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!