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Monday, July 25th, 2005 09:09 pm


Bat
Genera: Pteropus
Collective Term: A cauldron of bats
Description
This is a decidedly unconformist creature, for as an airborne personality, the bat tends to look down at the conventions of the ground animals. And yet, since it is not a true bird and having not mastered the art of smooth controlled flight, it often appears awkward in social situations. (Hence the term -- acting batty). But as compensation for this social ungainliness, many bat personalities sport a built-in radar, which enables them to intuitively read the motivations of others.

Identifying bat personalities is not difficult. Being nocturnal creatures, they come alive at night and can be spotted in underground clubs or dimly lit bars. They prefer the sanctuary of dark clothing and dark corners, and you'll never see a bat sporting a heavy tan. These are intelligent, spiritual, creative individuals who use their full range of senses (other than their poor eyesight) to carefully navigate their way through life.

Bats have a habit of flitting in and out of social situations, swooping down to interact briefly with others before quickly flying off to resume their bat lives. Unassertive and aloof, they'll take flight at the first hint of a confrontation to seek comfort in their personal spaces that are decorated in unusual but expressive ways. The bat's sixth sense gives it a number of advantages in its work, and its insightful nature enables it to understand others better than it understands itself.

In the romance department, bats are enamored with the idea of love more than they are with its colder realities. Decidedly untraditional, they are prone to flights of extraordinary fantasy -- and it's not the traditional Ken and Barbie type of romance that tickles its fancy either. It's the Bram Stoker kind: dark, moody and gothic.

Bat personalities have an enormous sense of loyalty and if you ever do a favor for a bat, it will never relax until it has paid you back. In fact, in nature, the bat is the only animal (other than man) to demonstrate true altruism when unrelated individuals will unselfishly offer food to a cave-mate without expectation anything in return. This powerful sense of quid pro quo is one of the defining characteristics of the bat personality and anyone should consider themselves lucky to be in a bat's good graces.

Bats have no strong yearning for parenthood, for the kind of ego gratification that comes with having one's own children doesn't appeal to its karmic temperament. They are instead quite content to satisfy their maternal or paternal instincts by adopting or merely baby-sitting. If they do have children, they prove to be perfunctory parents: methodical yet unconventional . Still, bats place great emphasis on ethics and morality and insist that their children be indoctrinated in the values of good citizenship.

Careers and Hobbies
Psychiatrist Artist
Social Worker Archeologist
Writer Musician
Socializing Philosophy
Clubbing Spelunking


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Famous Bats
Nostradamus, Gypsy Rose Lee.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 01:43 am (UTC)
And you had the nerve to mention bookczuk's scary sharp teeth?
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 01:53 am (UTC)
Thank you marti! Mine are so dainty in comparison!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:38 am (UTC)
and look how lovely I smiled for the camera.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 01:40 pm (UTC)
That was a smile??? I thought you were hungry!!!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:23 am (UTC)
Why does this picture look like the kitten wigged out?
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:39 am (UTC)
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

(Incredible Hulk reference, in case anyone wonders....)
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 01:04 pm (UTC)
did I tell you about my incredible hulk pants? Unk was humming the theme song (before he went out of town) every time I wore them.

They have a placket, with 3 or 4 buttons up the side, on the outside of each leg. They're a little shorter than capris -- just below the knee. I like the look of them unbuttoned at the leg, but now that Unk pointed out their Incredible Hulk-likeness, they do kind of look like that :) I don't care. I still like 'em!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:12 pm (UTC)
Anything "Hulk-ish" is okay by me (except the most recent Hulk movie which stinks like week old garbage). I had a huge crush on the green guy when I was little.

My favorite brother owned boxes of Marvel comics. Even though he is much older than I (well, he seemed much older back then when I was 7 and he was 18), he used to let me come into his room and "hide". While he listened to or composed music, I'd lie across his bed and read comic book after comic book. My favorites were The Incredible Hulk and Spiderman.
Monday, August 1st, 2005 05:54 pm (UTC)
did I ever tell you I liked this post?

I don't think so.

I did :)

And I agree -- we just finally saw the new Hulk movie about a month or two ago. Painful.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:28 am (UTC)
I'm waiting for this one to drop off today's friends page. It keeps scaring the crap out of me!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:33 am (UTC)
Awwww, come on Ant! Bats are sweet! Heehee! Don't remember if I ever posted about watching the bats come out of the cave in Carlsbad, it was quite an experience...
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:41 am (UTC)
THAT'S A BAT?!


I thought it was a gremlin on crack.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:47 am (UTC)
Isn't that what bats are? *giggle*
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 12:53 pm (UTC)
Soo...here's my advice then... Don't go see Batman Begins (though the czuks liked it a lot!)
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 01:05 pm (UTC)
I'm afraid.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:16 pm (UTC)
is, IMO, tied for "best Batman movie ever" with the first Batman (with Michael Keaton). It's a much more "realistic" take on the story - very clever.

Go, Ant...but just be ready to hide your face in Unk's shoulder at certain parts.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 04:34 pm (UTC)
WE all really liked it too...and I loved that the voice he uses as Batman sounded like Michael Keaton's!

All the little asides were hysterical, too. Very funny.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:50 am (UTC)
Hmph.

I was wondering, though...do you think the way I'm sitting makes my ears look big?
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:40 am (UTC)
Learn to face your fear, Grasshopper.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:49 am (UTC)
Scarily, after seeing Batman Begins, that is very much what I expect it must have looked like had we been down IN the cave, when the bats came out! In a big tornado-y spiral... for at least 45 minutes straight... and they still weren't done when we left... It was a cool experience though.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:52 am (UTC)
I'm not freaked out by bats, in general, but I certainly wouldn't want one crawling around on me.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 04:00 am (UTC)
No no no!!! It was a specially built little outdoor amphitheater and every night at dusk the bats come spiraling out. They really don't want you to bother them, they make you be really quiet. they basically spiral up out of the cave mouth and head off over the desert to the river for a drink and a night of bug eating. It's a little creepy if you think about it too much, but really it just kind of sounds like water running, hearing all their wings going. It was neat!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 04:13 am (UTC)
That sort, I'd hold. I wouldn't want to hold a 'normal' bat (although I have, wrapped in a dish towel, to get it out of a friend's apartment).
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 04:17 am (UTC)
These guys in NM were tiny, they were Mexican Free-Tailed Bats and I think the ranger said they weighed about half an ounce.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 04:01 am (UTC)
euw euw euw euw euw

*doing the creepy-crawly freaked-out dance*
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 04:20 am (UTC)
And because I have to say it (more for [personal profile] bountifulpots than anything) Ant, you must be from the same planet as Nick Rhodes then (Duran Duran) according to Simon, he's from the planet Freak-Out!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 12:55 pm (UTC)
...does this make you BatBug now???
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 01:13 pm (UTC)
And won't deenbat have something to say about this?
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 03:18 pm (UTC)
SpedBat...

Hmm...they do have a certain ring to them... and the second one is perfect; I wouldn't even have to have my monograms changed!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 04:35 pm (UTC)
Now I'm gonna be singing the BAtman song (from the TV show) with "SpedBat" inserted in the appropriate place- all day!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 10:08 pm (UTC)
Oh, CRAP, you just had to do that, didn't you??

*walks away singing Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh Nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh SPEDBAAAT!!