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A spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) captured in a mist net, Owens Valley, CA.
 
REU intern Flora carefully removing the spotted bat from the net.
 
REU intern Flora has the spotted bat nearly out of the net.
 
REU intern Flora holding the spotted bat after removing it from the net.
 
Closer view of the spotted bat held in Flora's hand. The bat ate a large moth offered to it prior to release.
 

Spotted bat climbing up to Flora's shoulder before taking flight.

 
Spotted bat about to take flight from Flora's shoulder.

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Please note: The hands holding the bats are those of trained handlers possessing pre-exposure rabies vaccination (an essential precaution for handling any wild mammal, not just bats). Never attempt to handle any wild mammal without appropriate training and vaccination.