Direct link to ImageCopy URL to clipboardConceptually similarCRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330287BJ8204CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatsSS2330288BJ8205CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330278BJ8195CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330285BJ8202CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330290BJ8207CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330295BJ8212CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330276BJ8194CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330277BJ8193CRAIG K. LORENZLesser Long-nosed BatSS2330279BJ8196View AllView more with similar tones Lesser Long-nosed BatLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2330291Legacy Identifier:BJ8208Description:Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) and Parry's century plant (Agave parryi) flower stalk. Lesser long-nosed bats are specialized for visiting flowers and feeding on nectar and pollen. They have elongated rostrums, long, brush-tipped tongues, reduced tooth number and size, and the ability to subsist on a diet of nectar and pollen. They also consume the fruit of columnar cacti. These bats live in colonies containing thousands of indiduals in 'hot' caves and mines. The lesser long-nosed bat is one of only five bat species that undergoes long distance migrations. These bats spend spring and summer in the SW United States then migrate to central Mexico for the fall and winter.Credit:Craig K. Lorenz/Science SourceSize:4500px × 3000px (~38 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:agavaceae-agave-agave parryi-agave sp.-animal-arizona flora-bat-bats-century plant-chordate-desert flora-flowering plant-flying-in flight-leptonycteris-leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae-lesser long nosed bat-lesser long nosed bats-long nosed bat-long nosed bats-mammal-monocot-monocotyledon-nature-north america flora-north american flora-parry' s century plant-parry's agave-plant-vertebrata-vertebrate-wild life-WildlifeModel release:N/AParent folder:13391
