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Last edited Fri Mar 11, 2016, 05:17 AM - Edit history (1)
Hopefully, there are still numerous species of bats in America. I live nears Carlsbad, New Mexico, a bat tourist attraction. In this region where bats once thrived in deep caves, tourists can probably still see bats; but they no longer thrive near street-lights. I grew up in the deep south, where many species -especially Brown Bats - easily fed under street lights, which attract flying insects. Due to climate change, insects gained extra life/ incubation cycles, every year, creating more problems for food producers. Why did these flying insectivores evacuate street-lights, which acted like restaurants for insects, evolving to use the Moon (or brighter night-lights) as a homing/ feeding beacons?
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)It's been ravaging bat populations all across North America.
I'm sure it isn't that simple, but I believe it has a lot to do with it or at least further compounds the problem.
Bat populations in my locality, after hitting a low 5 or so years ago, are finally starting to creep back up.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 11, 2016, 05:11 AM - Edit history (1)
proliferating...
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)UV light is what attracts the most insects. If your street switched to LED there are less insects flying around which makes the area less attractive to bats.