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The perfect pollinator

I decided to set up my equipment for several nights and then to refine the results until I got what I had in mind. This bat also had pollen on its belly, so its yellow color was also printed on the stelae. This picture was shot close to Boca Tapada, northern Costa Rica, and the specimen is possibly a Glossophaga commissarisi or long tongued bat.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Boca Tapada, Costa Rica
Camera: Canon EOS 5DS
Copyright: © Nicolas Reusens