Bat Nerd & Bat Lover Hats

Bat people have a long list of corrections ready. Bats are not blind: "blind as a bat" is a myth, and flying foxes in particular rely heavily on vision. Bats are not scary: fans of fruit bats and flying foxes call them sky puppies, and Redbubble sells an Official Sky Puppy flying fox cap. Bats are also behind your tequila. The agave plant co-evolved with bats and is one of the few plants that pollinates at night, and the lesser long-nosed bat became the first bat taken off the US endangered species list. NPR has covered how modern tequila production, which cuts the stalks before they flower, leaves little pollen for the bats. The mosquito claim is where the in-group gets honest. The famous 1,000 an hour is inflated; one study recorded about ten a minute at peak, for short bursts. That does not stop anyone from telling you about it. Bat walks hand out heterodyne detectors to the public, bat houses go up on poles and buildings, and nobody agrees on whether the bats will move in. These hats cover the badges, the puns and the corrections. Every design is custom embroidered on an unstructured dad hat. Wear one on a dusk walk, to a bat house build or to correct someone at a bar.