Festival de los Murcielagos Painting

"Festival de Los Murcielagos" Acrylic on wood panel, 16 x 20 x 2" Bats get a bad rap thanks to Halloween, Dracula and other myths & legends. But without them, we may not have guacamole, chocolate or tequila. Their droppings are even a valuable fertilizer! "More than 1,300 species of bats around the world are playing ecological roles that are vital to the health of natural ecosystems and human economies... Most flowering plants cannot produce seeds or fruit without pollination... A few of the commercial products that depend on bat pollinators for wild or cultivated varieties include: bananas, peaches, durian, cloves, carob, balsa wood, and agave." -Batcon.org Bats are also adept at keeping unwanted pests away, some vital to agriculture. "A favorite target in the United States and Mexico is an especially damaging pest called the corn earworm moth that attacks a host of commercial plants from artichokes to watermelons." -Batcon.org "A single little brown bat (myotis) can eat up to 1000 mosquitoes in a single hour, and is one of the world's longest-lived mammals for its size, with life spans of almost 40 years. Bats are more closely related to humans and other primates than they are to rodents." -batrescue.org #inspirationpollination #miamibatsquad #melanieoliva #conservationart #batsarenotbad

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 20 H x 2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.