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Proboscis (Long Nosed) Bats They sleep in a row and appear to be a snake to would-be predators. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Proboscis bat,Rhynchonycteris naso,bats,long nosed bats Click/tap to enlarge

Proboscis (Long Nosed) Bats

They sleep in a row and appear to be a snake to would-be predators.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    That's interesting. I have seen these myself in Costa Rica:

    Long-nosed bats These little bloodsuckers were found on a tree in a river of Costa Rica. They are really tiny, about the size of a finger tip. Bats,Costa Rica,Long-nosed Bat,Proboscis bat,Rhynchonycteris naso

    Yet I never knew they are trying to mimic a snake by sleeping like that.     Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

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The Proboscis bat

The proboscis bat, "Rhynchonycteris naso", is a bat species from South and Central America. Other common names include sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat and river bat in English, and murciélago narizón in Spanish. It is monotypic within its genus.

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Uploaded Aug 5, 2014. Captured Oct 30, 2007 13:30 in 36, Limon, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D50
  • f/5.6
  • 10/4000s
  • 200mm
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