disgustinganimals:

nubbsgalore:

honduran white tent bats roosting under a heliconia leaf, which they sever down the length of its midrib to create a ‘tent’ that provides a waterproof shelter and protection from potential predators. 

photos by (click pic) konrad wothe, kenji nishida, jenny theobald and tobias gerlach, leyo, outofsomewhere, wanja krah, alex figueroa, matt brady, and michael and patricia fogden

when bats do it they’re displaying ingenuity and adaptive evolution but when i do it it’s “what are you doing in my backyard? why do you always do this to my heliconia leaves?”