#yerbabuena

[boricuacherry-blog]

Yerbabuena

[todaysbat]

In 1988, the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) was added to the U.S. list of Endangered Species. Then, it was estimated that fewer than 1,000 lesser long-nosed bats remained. Thirty years later, when lesser long-nosed bats were removed from the endangered list, the population size was estimated at 200,000 individuals.

[birdblues]

Lesser Long-nosed Bat

[udmurt1984]

Eva Yerbabuena

[mammalianmammals]

Mexican or Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) feeding on cactus flowers, family Phyllostomidae, AZ, USA

photograph by Merlin Tuttle

[chilirasbora]

Greater long-nosed bat | Leptonycteris nivalis

Lesser long-nosed bat | Leptonycteris yerbabuenae

Primarily living in Mexico, both of these bats can be found in the southern US as summer migrants. They feed on nectar and are important pollinators for many plants in their range, including a variety of agave plants! Fittingly, these bats are most well known for their part in the production of tequila.

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[lizardsaredinosaurs]

What a long nose I have? The better to lick my dear flowers!

Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)

Southwestern US, Mexico, and Central America

Status: Delisted as Recovered in the US, Special Concern in Mexico

[tiny-glued-things]

Finally finished making my saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) for my Sonoran desert diorama.

Saguaro comes with a nesting elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi, and a pollinating lesser long nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae.

[mytardisisparked]

Happy bat week! Let’s give thanks to these adorable creatures of the night!

Happy Bat Week! I agree!

Your bat is the Lesser Long-Nosed Bat (Leptonycterius yerbabuenae)!

This bat, which is known for having a long nose (shocker) and tongue, this bat is one of the primary pollinators of the agave plant, which is the basis for tequila and other popular, similar liquors. They also pollinate saguaro and organ pipe cacti, making them the foremost pollinators of night-blooming cacti. Basically, these guys are doing a lot. They have a very low metabolic rate which allows them to tolerate high desert temperatures. They do not hibernate or enter torpor, but migrate to warmer climes as needed.

[typhlonectes]

Lesser Long-nose Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuena)

With tongues as long as their bodies, these pollinators are able to sip on the nectar of cacti and agave flowers.

These desert nectar-feeding bats are true heroes in maintaining fragile desert ecosystems in the southwestern United States and Mexico. They are the primary night pollinators of both the organ pipe and saguaro cactus. In turn, growing up to 50 feet in height, the cacti provide important nesting and perching sites for a variety of birds, such as red-tailed hawks, elf owls, Gila woodpeckers, and gilded flickers.

The National Park Service promotes bat conservation through research, educational projects, and working with multiple private, non-profit, and federal and state agency partners. 

Next time you see beautiful saguaro blooms or fruit this summer, make sure to thank a bat!

NPS Photos

via:  Saguaro National Park (Arizona)

[spanishskulduggery]

Oh and as far as “collocations” with certain adjectives it tends to be certain specific things. As an example, bello/a “beautiful” is often placed behind nouns; la mujer bella “the beautiful woman”. If you put it in front you sound poetic and extremely flattering la bella mujer “the BEAUTIFUL woman”

...And then you have a collocation which is a set phrase you can’t say a different way: las bellas artes “the fine arts”

Collocations with adjectives that can change the meaning are really important to know in general and to sort of treat them as extra vocabulary to memorize and not rearrange: like la Nochebuena is “Christmas Eve”, or el Año Nuevo is “New Year”, or la Nochevieja is “New Year’s Eve”

Occasionally you see something like la hierbabuena / la yerbabuena meaning “peppermint” or another word for la menta “mint”... and then you have las malas hierbas/yerbas meaning “weeds” like a weed in your garden is una mala hierba literally “a bad herb/grass”

You also sometimes see this with Gran being used as “Great” instead of grande “large”... like la Gran Manzana “the Big Apple” is slang for New York

And other times place names come across like Gran Canaria or Gran Colombia... or in general la gran ciudad “the great/big city”, while a simple ciudad grande means “a city that is big”

You also see antiguo/a which can mean “former” or “antique” being used for “Ancient” when in front of things - la Antigua Grecia “Ancient Greece”, el Antiguo Egipto “Ancient Egypt”, la Antigua China “Ancient China”, la Antigua Babilonia “Ancient Babylon” etc

These are usually set phrases that appear a certain way; they either can’t exist any other way or they come out as being very incorrect if you move the adjective

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Mexico.

Sweet Bat Portraits Dispel Stereotypes of These Incredibly Important Mammals

Photographer: Dr. Merlin Tuttle

An adult male eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) in Florida.

A spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) in Utah.

Cave nectar bats (Eonycteris spelaea) are found throughout most of Southeast Asia where they are extraordinarily important pollinators of ecologically and economically important trees, including durian, petai, wild banana and mangroves. They live in cave entrances where they form large, conspicuous colonies. In the past their colonies sometimes included up to a million or more individuals, but except where protected, their numbers have declined alarmingly.

[entrelamaleza]

Aún no abría los ojos y ya olía a rosas y eucalipto, a mango y yerbabuena, pedí permiso y todo lo vivo me dio la bienvenida, puse los pies en el suelo y era arena, tierra, agua, montaña; me sacudí del miedo y el corazón ardía como la llama entre la madera, me susurró el viento, avivo mi fuego. Camino bajo el sol: Maestro y dador, espero la luna que evidencia mi ciclo, lo aprendí de mi tatara, de mi bisa, de mi abuela, de mi madre, de mi hermana, de mi propia experiencia. Ahora camino sobre ardiente pavimento, con su grisáceo fúnebre que me entierra en esta ciudad a cada paso, me hace saber que solo el verde en mis bolsillos vale, tan escaso, tan mezquino; me escondo entre la maleza porque sigue creciendo, porque es todo lo que queda entre tanta podredumbre, porque evidencia la grandeza de mi madre que es arrancada, cortada, saqueada y hasta fumigada pero no logran destruirla, me abrazo a sus raíces, mi cordón umbilical, mi espina dorsal, mi arteria central, jamás podrán arrancarme de ti.

[ripempezardexerox]

Quería compartirles una breve descripción acerca de lo que fue mi cena en esta fría noche:

Dos pedazos de pan francés con queso. El pan es de una cadena nacional de supermercados y mi madre lo compró recién horneado el día domingo (ayer) motivada por su exquisito olor.

Un vaso a medio llenar de la soda inodora e incolora de nombre "Bretaña" comúnmente utilizada para mezclar bebidas alcohólicas. Yo aquí no me voy a poner a nombrarles una lista de cocteles porque simplemente ustedes se pueden hacer una idea en su cabeza.

También mastiqué varios chicles sabor sandía y yerbabuena pero eso es otra historia.

Este fue un momento RIPEMPEZARDEXEROX