Most of us have seen a bat or two in our day -- typically winnowing over a field or backyard as summer days stretch into twilight, maybe dipping low after some insect and then fluttering rapidly away. But finding them resting during the day is less common, and finding them resting in a tent of their own making is rarer still. We found this trio of tent-making bats in La Selva's rainforest today. The bats nibble along both sides of the midrib of a big leaf, which weakens the leaf and causes it to fold. Then they hang themselves up under their leafy green roof, safe from predators and the elements. The only thing they hadn't counted on was inquisitive photographers!
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