Northeastern Bats Dying

“I heard about this a while back and was just wondering if any progress had been made.  

Researchers think they've found the cause of Northeastern hibernating bats dying off during the Winter -----


Bat syndrome's telltale white nose-mold new to science
by Susan Milius
Web edition : Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Newly cultured fungus a suspect in deadly white-nose syndrome striking New England bats.

A mold that gives hibernating bats fuzzy, white noses turns out to be a previously unknown form of cold-loving fungus. And it may be a cold-blooded killer too.

A novel form of a Geomyces fungus ranks as a possible cause of the deadly white-nose syndrome recently described in New England bats, David Blehert of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisc., and his colleagues report online October 30 in Science.

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“I thought it was because they lived on the disappearing bees and were dying of starvation ....


... or maybe not.”

“A mold that gives hibernating bats fuzzy, white noses turns out to be a previously unknown form of cold-loving fungus.
I wonder if the guy in the next cubicle is going to die. He has a brown nose.”

“I heard a report about this on Neoliberal Propaganda Radio (NPR) this morning and I was all like....Hmmm....and then they blamed it on Bush and McCain and I was like ..AHHHH...and then I dropped a deuce and felt much better about the whole thing.....”

“Brilliant.”

“The Philadelphia Northeast bats did quite well, thank you. World Series Champs.

Oh ... never mind.”

“stratdud, dont you have some obama's-not-reallly-an-american conspiracy theories to polish up?

(the funny part is i didnt make that up)
last edited: 10/31/08 3:36:59 PM”

“actuallyits the maple bats that tend to disinegrate...

go figure...

'32oz”