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[–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Can a bat hold itself up from a flower with that light of a grip? Can a flower survive a bat holding on to nothing but a couple petals?

This looks highly edited or fake.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I did some digging, and it looks like this image is from an artist Ketzal Coatl (https://ketzal_coatl.darkroom.com/).

    Unfortunately, they are not very clear on their process - some of their work looks like heavily edited photos and other pieces look like digital art.

    As such, I would not take it as necessarily an accurate depiction of what a bat can do.

    However, I will say that smaller bats are pretty light and could land/hang off larger flowers as they consume the pollen.

    Source pic:

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Are the flowers upside down, or is the bat downside up?

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