Philosopher Thomas Nagel wrote in a paper he published in 1974, ‘What is it like to be a bat?’, that it is impossible to fully know a creature like a bat. But there are ways in which we can gain insights into them. Take the example of the insectivorous bat, Megaderma spasma, which roosts in old, abandoned, and relatively undisturbed buildings during the day in Udupi District, Karnataka. Come twilight, the bats leave their roost to find food, and only return late at night or early in the morning, occasionally with a bush cricket in their mouth.
What is it like to be a bat in an agricultural area?
Where does the bat spend its night searching for food in an area in which plantations and remnant forests are interspersed with each other? How does the bat find its prey, the bush cricket? These are some of the exciting research questions we asked in our recent research publications.
Bats in Agricultural Areas | JLR Explore
What is it like to be a bat in an agricultural area?
Where does the bat spend its night searching for food in an area in which plantations and remnant forests are interspersed with each other? How does the bat find its prey, the bush cricket? These are some of the exciting research questions we asked in our recent research publications.
Bats in Agricultural Areas | JLR Explore