Keywords
carpenter ants, evening bats
Abstract
This paper documents the first reported occurrence of bat/ant agonistic interaction in Arkansas and the second report involving Evening Bats (Nycticeius humeralis). An adult male Evening Bat was captured during a presence / absence mist net survey along Highway 412 in Black Rock, Lawrence County, Arkansas on 4 June 2023. The bat weighed 12.0 g and had a forearm length of 36.94 mm which is in the midrange for evening bats in Arkansas (Sealander and Heidt 1990). The evening bat had two ant head capsules attached to its right cheek and at the tip of the lower lip (Fig. 1).
Recommended Citation
Wilhide, J.D.; Sasse, D.B.; and Kelso, R.P.
(2024)
"Bat versus Ant: The First Report of Evening Bat/Ant Interaction in Arkansas,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 78, Article 23.
https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2024.7816
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol78/iss1/23
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