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Group
Jefferson Humanists
Event Type
Physical
Venue
Jefferson Unitarian Church
Golden, CO, us
Address
Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO, us
Group
Jefferson Humanists
Event Type
Physical
Venue
Jefferson Unitarian Church
Golden, CO, us
Address
Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO, us
Join Jefferson Humanists for our monthly program where we will enjoy Dr. Rick Adams's presentation, Carpe Noctem: Things that Go Bump in the Night.
Bats are one of the most unique mammals on earth. Not only are they the only flying mammalian taxon but they also have an extremely sophisticated echolocation system used for navigating, hunting prey, and midnight rendezvous in total darkness. And bats are the second most diverse Order of Mammals with more than 1,450 species dispersed across every continent, except Antarctica.
In North America, they provide critical ecosystem functions protecting forest/crop lands as well as reduce the spread of zoonotic diseases. Insectivorous bats are the only significant consumers of nocturnal insects, thereby controlling their populations that would otherwise wreak havoc on ecosystems. In the U.S. al...
Join Jefferson Humanists for our monthly program where we will enjoy Dr. Rick Adams's presentation, Carpe Noctem: Things that Go Bump in the Night.
Bats are one of the most unique mammals on earth. Not only are they the only flying mammalian taxon but they also have an extremely sophisticated echolocation system used for navigating, hunting prey, and midnight rendezvous in total darkness. And bats are the second most diverse Order of Mammals with more than 1,450 species dispersed across every continent, except Antarctica.
In North America, they provide critical ecosystem functions protecting forest/crop lands as well as reduce the spread of zoonotic diseases. Insectivorous bats are the only significant consumers of nocturnal insects, thereby controlling their populations that would otherwise wreak havoc on ecosystems. In the U.S. al...