This is called a harp trap, mainly because the strings used
to trap bats resemble those of a harp. Every day, the traps
are moved so we can catch a much larger variety of bats which
may live in different parts of the forest.
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Every morning, we quickly head out into the forest so that
any bats caught the previous night are not harmed because
we took too long to reach them. This bat flew into the strings
and fell down into the basket, trapped.
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Nobody really knows why bats hang upside down, but some speculate
that it makes taking off a lot easier because they will be
able to let go of the branch, and glide into flight.
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Tyler holds up an intermedia bat. This type of bat is one
of the smaller bats that we have been finding in the harp
nets and is very common in the area.
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