Backyard Buddies - A Rescued Baby Microbat Eats Her First Mealworm (YUCK)! - Meet Aurora

Aurora was one of this season's rescued baby bats. Found on the ground, her mother or colony couldn't be found so she came into care.

Her diet for weeks had been special milk feeds, then migrating onto 'mealworm slurry'. And finally, THE day arrives. Her first solid food ever. A big fat, juicy, live mealworm. YUCK!

Watch as she tucks in with great gusto - even managing to down three of them in her first feed, even though one is more than a quarter her body length. Wow - that's impressive!

Matt and Nicky Campbell are two experienced microbat carers on the southeast coast of Queensland. They are one of the few wildlife carers who handle rescued baby microbats, some of which weigh only 0.5 - 2 gms.

FUN FACTS ABOUT MICROBATS

Microbats are the main night-time predator of insects. There are over 1000 species in the world and over 70 in Australia alone.

They play a crucial ecological role in regulating insect numbers in the areas they live. Many insects consumed are pests such as mosquitoes, flies, and moths whose larva damage plants and crops.

But a single tiny microbat can consume almost half its body weight in insects in one night! Now that's a very impressive form of pest control and one that doesn't include nasty chemicals.

Whilst Australian microbats are insectivorous, others pollinate plants, most importantly agave, the base ingredient of tequila. That fact alone makes it an important animal to protect and conserve!

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These include Not-For-Profit organizations, many of which benefit from regular donations from her photography business profits.

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