Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 09, 2023

I have a Bat house, I think it has room for 20, last I checked I think I saw 7. It’s only been up a year. So cool to watch them come at dusk

Bats and bees have something in common (aside from flying): both of them are critical pollinators. While you might not rely on bat pollination in temperate climates, they’re a major part of many desert ecosystems as well as a number of more isolated tropical island.

The mammoth meatball, for those curious, wasn’t a total clone. It was made from sheep cells, but it had certain mammoth genes added to include unique forms of proteins. It’s impossible to say how closely this really resembles the taste and texture of mammoth, but the fact that it was fully lab-grown meat is probably more significant to begin with, and the added mammoth factor just gets it a bit more attention.

(Of course, if we can ever find any extinct genes that are much more unique than mammoth myoglobin, those techniques will come in handy)

I’ve always wondered how bats can use echolocation to find insects. You would think there’s not much sound that bounces off of insects.

Wooly meatballs in marinara sauce, yum.

I lived away from the city and drove a narrow winding country road into the hills to get home. At night bats would fly in front of my truck traveling in my direction slightly ahead of me. I think my headlights attracted the insects that made up the bats meal.

No, this wasn’t in Transylvania…

I think about how this writer amasses all of this information, then I look at the artwork and am pretty amazed by that as well.

So, the buses don’t stop at the bus stops then? If they do I’m sure very few bees want to ride with those malcontents with no redeeming qualities who ride the bus from Wichita to Park City to clean houses and drink Thunderbird out of a paper sack. ~ Neighbor Ned, always watching out for my fellow man.. HEY.. put down that rolling pin, Ethel.. OW!!

Take care, may every day bat watcher Mable “It’s The Ones That Fly Out Of The Belfry That I Bonded With Most For Some Reason” McLoopord be with you, and gesundheit.

Was the meatball tasty?

It’s No-Mow May!

https://beecityusa.org/no-mow-may/

Hey Australian Co. Vow……..why?

The bus stop item is really a great idea.

I believe bees were being plagued by some sort of colony disease at the time,and they needed special care.No pollination,no pretty flowers

How exactly did they make the bus stops into an insect sanctuaries?

That’s a woolly meat-a-ball.

Nice! If I’m in a rush and have my breakfast bagel at the bus stop, I can reach up and get some organic honey!

Are we really expected to dine on Mammoth balls?

Bee healthy! Eat your Honey!

I wonder if someone ate the meatball! NOT ME!

And they do not fly into people’s hair deliberately, most (nearly all) have no interest in your blood and they are cute!

I read that 4 times. Neanderthals? Neanderthals?! Huh?!

The meatball made from mammoth… at least it wasn’t a steak made from the same meat as mentioned in Alfred Yankovic’s “Living in the Fridge” song (parody of Aerosmith’s “Living on the Edge”).