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Panama Bats
JUNE 2007
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 Lophostoma silvicolum
New Neighbors
Photograph by Christian Ziegler
A chewed-out cavity in an arboreal termite nest houses Lophostoma bats, which may derive warmth from the active insect colony within. Scientists suspect chemical signals between bats and bugs could prompt the termites to wall themselves off from, rather than attack, their unwelcome guests.
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