On the floor, crabs, insects, and bacteria feed on bird and bat guano. Originally carved by subterranean rivers, Credence cave system was slowly pushed upward by tectonic forces, which lifted it ...
By foraging outside of caves for insects and fruits, part-time cave residents provide for those that never leave. 'Bat faeces are a massively important food source,' explains Geoff. Animals that feed ...
Bats may play a key role in the maintenance of some cave ecosystems by bringing in an outside energy source (their guano, or droppings) to energy-poor, lightless caves. Cave biologists think some cave ...
Bat guano has traditionally been used as fertilizer for crops in various parts of the world and is also sold commercially. However, mining of bat guano may also be harmful to cave organisms that ...
At the time, they smoked pot that was tainted with bat droppings containing a dangerous fungus called guano. Despite the benefit of using it, guano made an irreversible impact on the men causing ...