Bat uses hungry plant as toilet...

Galvasean · 2011-02-03 11:49:34

o_O http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/110202-bats-feces-carnivorous-plants-toilets-animals-science/ One of the odder relationships I've seen in nature.

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/110202-bats-feces-carnivorous-plants-toilets-animals-science/

One of the odder relationships I've seen in nature.

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#2 03-02-2011 01:38PM

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clearly bats are more considerate of other creatures in the jungle, unlike birds, who just crap everywhere.

If you can read this, you're too close!

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#3 03-02-2011 01:46PM

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The fish with hands on the same link are class. Soon they'll be picking up bones to beat rival fish.

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I rarely read things properly and I just can't manage to read that article properly, so can't figure out if the plant is eating the bat or the bat's eating the plant.

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#5 03-02-2011 02:44PM

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stupidusername wrote: »

I rarely read things properly and I just can't manage to read that article properly, so can't figure out if the plant is eating the bat or the bat's eating the plant.

The bat is pooping in the plant and the plant is eating the poop.

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