bat boxes

Nocturnal mammal housing

Bat boxes are artificial roosting structures designed to attract bats, similar to birdhouses but with bottom openings and rough interior surfaces that bats can cling to.

Homeowners and conservationists install them to provide habitat for bats, which consume large quantities of insects: We put up bat boxes to help with the mosquito problem.

Related
  • roostingSettling to sleep aloft
  • guanoAccumulated bird droppings
  • shelterProtected place or structure
  • woodTree-derived building material
  • housingDwellings or protective covering

echolocation · night · night sky · crevice · thermal regulation · nesting · tree · tree trunk · durable materials · enclosure · weatherproofing · wildlife · nocturnal activity · dusk · hanging · habitat · conservation · dark

Opposites
target species housing

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Shelters for wild fowl

bird boxes · nesting boxes · bee hotels · insect hotels · bird feeders

wildlife management approach

bat boxespest control

Managing unwanted organisms

wildlife removal · habitat destruction · extermination · fumigation

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G