Bats are misunderstood, which is one reason they are disappearing. Discover why bats are very important for our gardens, crops, and food, and how we can protect these amazing creatures God made.

Here’s our trail map:

• What Are Micro Bats and Macro Bats?
• How Are Bat Babies Born?
• What Can Bats Teach Us About Friendship?
• How Are Bats Great Gardeners?
• Why Are Bats Disappearing?
• How Can We Help Protect The Bats God Made?

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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“Two people are better than one, because they get more done by working together.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NCV)

“Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others.” Philippians 2:4 (NCV)

“It is good and pleasant when God’s people live together in peace!” Psalm 133:1 (NCV)

“Then God said, ‘Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant.’ And it happened. The earth produced plants with grain for seeds and trees that made fruits with seeds in them. Each seed grew its own kind of plant. God saw that all this was good.” Genesis 1:11-12 (NCV)

“Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 (NLT)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

Micro and Macro: Micro means small. Macro means large.

Bat Roost: Where a bat hangs out. In the roost, a bat might sleep, hibernate, groom themselves or keep themselves clean, and have babies.

Bat Colony: A group of bats that roosts together.

Maternity Roost: Where a temporary colony of female bats have their babies together.

Pollination: A system God set up in nature to grow new plants. A creature (like a bee or other insect, bird, or bat) drinks a flower’s sweet nectar and gets pollen on its body. It visits another flower and that pollen rubs off, allowing a new seed to grow for a new plant.

Endangered: When a species is likely to go extinct (meaning we will have no more of them in the future) if they are not protected.

Vulnerable: Vulnerable means a species is not quite endangered, but they will be if we don’t protect them.