#bat ask

[todaysbat]

Welwitsch's bat perhaps??

image description: an orange bat with mostly black wings and black freckles on its wings and muzzle roosts with one wing outstretched image source: Jakob Fahr, via iNaturalist

Welwitsch's myotis (Myotis welwitschii) Also known as Welwitsch's bat or Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat, this species of bat can be found throughout much of eastern and southern Africa in a variety of habitats.

[ask-braska-pony]

Hey pony bloggers, if you wanna have a comfy place to come and interact with other ask them mlp bloggers or me, come visit my discord it’s pretty bare-bones rn but hopefully I can turn it into a good community

[dieubius]

uhhh. bruce wayne modelling gig. have a good day 🥰

[frownyalfred]

thinking about how the Batkids must be SO tired of the Batman hero worship from the other Titans, JL members, sidekicks, etc. there's people literally falling over themselves to meet Batman in a Watchtower hallway, meanwhile they actually know Bruce, and Bruce just made them memorize backup codes to all of their major security systems in the Cave for three hours because Hal Jordan made an offhanded hacking joke at their League meeting earlier that day.

[stealingyourbones]

There’s a new drug in Gotham making the rounds, one synthesized by Two-Face’s people; if you take it you will have a 50/50 chance that you’ll experience the greatest high of your life or that you’ll die.

Batman is desperately trying to find the main lab and cut off the production from the source and hasn’t been able to find a lead in weeks.

That’s when Gordon gives him a file that was given to him by a “white haired ghost kid”. It’s a detailed report written similarly to a scientific journal with detailed sources that are mainly first hand accounts from deceased victims of the Two-Face drug.

At the very end of the paper there’s an address to a Gotham University dorm room with a sticky note next to it that says “if you need help with death or the undead. Yours truly; Danny Fenton.”

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 283

Now Jason would like it known that there was no mpreg situation going on. He isn’t even sure where people got that idea in the first place. Sure, he had taken a few Cores from the goons-in-white who had dared to set up in his turf. 

And sure maybe the excess energy from the pit (no wonder he’d been so irritable) was what said baby halfas (Okay, so they’re half human? Alright) had used to reform. And maybe the oldest is visibly less than a year old. 

But there Was No Mpreg Situation! He is this close to shooting someone! It was annoying (and slightly amusing) when it was just his goons, but now the Bats have seemingly got it in their heads! Dear Gotham it’s a good thing he’s not planning on like, ever revealing who he is because he would never be able to live this rumor down. 

[Winged Ghosts Au too, that seems to be getting lost in reblogs when it's just in the tags lol]

[smallpwbbles]

you ever think about how tails and rouge are tied as the biggest sonadow shippers (tails organized a tailstube episode for them to get along and rouge wants her bro to socialize at the birthday party)

She lives for the gossip

[catgrandpa]

Gotham has always been weird, so when the groundskeeper at the cemetery noticed the Wayne kid’s plot was disturbed, he just chalked it up to more of the same ol’. Alright, so ‘disturbed’ may be a tad too light of a word, but what’s an empty grave in the grand scheme of Gotham? God knows in a city like this one, they could use all the burial room they could get. He figured he’d just jot it down on the website and hope nobody noticed for a while.

Too bad he didn’t account for the 13 year old boy in Bristol who periodically checks the cemetery’s website when he’s feeling particularly lonely.

Plot Removed.

Tim Drake stared at the two words under the heading for Jason Todd’s plot number. Removed? What do they mean ‘removed’? They can’t just remove a plot? That’s a person down there! That’s Robin down there! You can’t Remove Robin!

Calm down. Deep breaths. Assess the situation.

Robin has been dead for 5 months and 14 days. There is no reason for a grave to be removed that early, especially one of a member of such an affluential family. Chances are likely it’s a simple clerical issue. He can call first thing in the morning and make them aware of the mistake. He can have it all fixed in 5 hours.

Just a phone call.

In 5 hours.

…

Tim hates talking on the phone almost as much as he hates waiting.

Well it won’t be the first time he’s snuck out to head to Gotham proper at 1am. It can’t even really be considered sneaking out if there’s no one home to catch you.

Buses stop running at 2, so he layers a couple sweaters under his coat and grabs his best running sneakers so he can comfortably make the trek back.

Just a quick trip to settle his nerves. Maybe get a few shots in if he spots Batman, but really he just wants to see with his own two eyes that things are okay and Jason can rest.

It’s 1:37 by the time he gets to the headstone reading ‘Here Lies Jason Todd’ and the gaping, muddy pit in front of it.

This- This doesn’t make any sense. This is not removal. This is destruction. Desecration. Somebody did this. Somebody-

Assess the situation.

A hole in the ground, approximately 1.5 feet in diameter.

Mud and grass flung outward but with little force.

Large chunks of earth turned over and shoved away.

No signs of tool marks or clean lines of entry into the dirt.

Dragging claw marks.

Staggering, shuffled pairs of foot prints in the mud.

A trail of dirt.

Something… Something large clawed its way out of the ground here. Something large and bipedal and- and humanoid.

Tim refuses to jump to any conclusions he can see all the facts laid in front of him. He’s going to cautiously follow the trail and simply hope to any god listening that he isn’t the world’s first line of defense against the zombie apocalypse.

He’s been walking for 23 minutes and there’s good news and undecided news. Good news: he’s closing in on the target and the trail isn’t taking him out of the way so his trip home won’t be prolonged. Undecided news: The potential Zombie Robin is heading directly for Wayne Manor.

As zombie apocalypse news, this is very bad. From Tim’s collected observational evidence, his not-so-professional opinion is that Batman, faced with a horror movie level zombie of his dead son, would not respond well, and would likely not fight back.

In Batman and Robin news? Tim’s unsure. If Jason is simply back? What could that mean for them? Batman can have his Robin. He wouldn’t have to continue nearly killing others and himself every night in his grief. Jason could-

No. Stop. Do not jump to conclusions.

Hope only brings heartbreak.

What would Batman do? Get close and see if the target is a threat.

Target is male. Mid-teens. Dark hair. Pale skin. Leaning against surfaces as he walks. Appears injured and disoriented.

Minimal risk assessed. Approaching and attempting contact.

Target identity confirmed: Jason Todd.

“J-Jason?” It comes out as a croaked whisper. Jason shows no sign of acknowledgment.

Tim clears his throat, steps right in front of his path, and tries again.

“Jason. Jason, stop I want to help you.” Still nothing.

“Please, Jason. I can help, I promise I can help!”

Why isn’t this working?! Why can’t he just do something right for once?! He wants this to work, he wants to help Bruce, he wants to fix Batman, he wants to not be alone, he wants-

“Robin!”

Robin jerks to a stop.

Tim reached out his hand.

“Robin. Robin please, I’m sorry you’re going through this, it’s really scary, I’m really scared. But I just want to help you. Help you find Batman. Help you get home.”

Jason just stares at him. Of course he does. Of course it’s not going to work. Why did he even bother hoping he could help?

Hope only brings heartbreak.

His sight blurs as his eyes fill with tears and he starts to lower his outstretched hand.

His arm is slowed as a cold hand weakly grasps his own.

“Don’t… scared… Bat… help… Dad… help.”

A relieved sob tears out from Tim’s chest and he gathers himself together. He yanks his extra sweater off and gently pulls it over Jason’s cold shoulders. Jason lets Tim drag his arm over his shoulders to try and carry some of his weight.

“Okay, Robin. Yeah. Your dad will help us.”

Batman will solve everything once Tim gets Robin home.

[baihujun]

how do we feel about bruce in a black/dark gray turtleneck? (<- req, if you take, btw)

You know I love Bruce in a dark turtleneck. Absolutely eats. No notes

And I've drawn it before but here's another

[thisiswhereikeepdcthings]

I think Duke Thomas should get to give off eldritch horror vibes to all JL-associated magic users. As a treat.

[great-and-small]

Just out of curiosity - what's wrong with owning taxidermy bats? I have an interest in taxidermy and I like purchasing vintage pieces and I'd like to know if there's an ethical or safety reason not to acquire bats. I don't have any, but wouldn't have paused at buying one. Maybe I should?

Great question to ask; I would definitely pause on buying one especially if it’s from an online store like eBay.

Bat skeletons and taxidermy have become hugely popular among oddity collectors over the past decade, but unfortunately there is growing evidence to suggest the vast majority of these specimens are harvested unethically. Many threatened and vulnerable bat species are among those hunted to satisfy this demand. Bat conservationists and the IUCN have advised to refrain from buying any type of bat remains in order to protect their populations in the wild.

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2021/12/stop-buying-these-bats-scientists-and-conservationists-plead/

[todaysbat]

Can I request the Fanihi (Mariana fruit bat)? Saw one at a wildlife conservation presentation at school when I lived on Guam and have been enamored with them ever since.

image description: a flying fox roosting. It is black with a bright yellow band around its neck and shoulders. Image Source: Ann Hudgins, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Public Affairs; Modified by Fir0002 on wikipedia

Mariana Fruit Bat (Pteropus mariannus) There are several subspecies of this species, the individual above is more precisely a member of the subspecies called the Guam Mariana Fruit Bat (Pteropus mariannus mariannus*). The other subspecies of Mariana Fruit Bat are the Pagan Mariana Fruit Bat (P. m. paganensis) and the Ulithi Mariana Fruit Bat (P. m. ulthiensis).

*That scientific name is quite the mouthful, isn't it? It can be abbreviated in scientific writing and on wikipedia once the genus and species have been established within a particular document (or wikipedia page) by using just the first letter of the genus and the species name like this: P. m. mariannus. You can also do this with species names, which can be a life saver with the more difficult to pronounce and spell genus names. That would look like this: P. mariannus.

[sufroyo]

Hey sorry I went into a rabbit hole on your blog, prolly got spammed sorry, but ur art is awesome and steph and duke are my favorites, but have you ever seen the post that perspective wise and in that one comic where they hugged Steph is as tall as jason???

hi! please no need to be sorry at all i love it when people go through tags on my blog its so sweet, im glad u enjoy my stuff!! 🥹🩷🩷🩷 i dont think ive seen the post in question but if it means steph being 6ft+....😁👍

[frownyalfred]

I feel like there’s plenty of headcanons about how Clark might react to seeing Bruce hurt and realizing how fragile humans really are… but what about the first time Clark sees Robin hurt…

Bruce seeing an injured Robin: analytical, keeping calm, doing first aid in the field and then whisking them back to the Cave for a more in-depth evaluation; will work out this frustration-fear-anger later via fists

Clark seeing an injured Robin: suddenly understands Bruce and why he Acts Like That; eyes are burning, needs to go fly around the sun a few times so he doesn’t have to hear Robin’s pained inhales back in the Cave; will corner Bruce about this later; cannot be present around injured Robins because he will Lose It Biblically

[aveloka-draws]

the other day i was researching bats and i learned that they purr.. thought i should share :))

YOU WOULDNT LIE TO ME WOULD YOU???

Thats fantastic news

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 271

“Grandmother is visiting,” Damian suddenly said with no warning and with his usual not-quite demanding tone. 

“Who?” Tim wasn’t the only one to startle, seeing as Bruce had practically froze, a downturn to his lips in a silent show of confusion. 

Damian scowled. “Are you deaf Drake? Grandmother is coming to Gotham to, quote, make sure I am being properly cared for.” None of them had known that Ras was with anyone actually. At least Tim was pretty sure that would have been in the files. 

“Oh?” Dick didn’t quite crouch to Damian’s height but it was a near thing. “She-” ��He,” Damian corrected, interrupting him. They all exchanged a glance before Dick continued. 

“Is he coming to the Manor or…” 

Damian scoffed again, a tiny bit of a flush against his face. “No, Grandmother will most likely be staying with Akhi-”

Now wait one moment-

“YOU HAVE ANOTHER BROTHER?!”