bat colony
Nocturnal flying congregation
A bat colony is a group of bats that roost together, sometimes numbering in the millions.
Colonies form in caves, abandoned buildings, bridges, or trees.
The bat colony under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin draws tourists every summer.
Colony emphasizes the communal roosting behavior rather than bats in flight.
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- maternal careNurturing by a mother
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
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- cavescave, cavern, caves, caverns, grotto
- coloniesPlymouth, Jamestown, American colonies, British colonies, British India
- animal coloniesrookery, heronry, beehive, hive, bee hive
- group behaviorflocking, herding, swarming, schooling, murmuration
- karstsinkhole, sinkholes, cave, caves, cavern
- Swarmsbee swarm, locust swarm, ant swarm, termite swarm, mosquito swarm