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All Dear Dot illustrations by Elissa Turnbull.
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A face only a mother could love? This mother thinks it's adorable. Shutterstock
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Dear Reader,
Noticing a theme for this week yet? Yesterday, we talked chocolate; today it’s bats. Halloween is looming, and we’re focusing on all things trick or treaty.
Bats have, unfortunately, suffered from some bad PR over the years (thanks, Bram Stoker!). Truth is, bats are (mostly) harmless to us and incredibly helpful to our planet, including, as this story tells us, crucial for coffee, corn, chocolate, and tequila, among many other crops. We can also thank bats for their role as mosquito-eating superstars. (Certain bat species can eat up to 30% of their body weight in bugs in an hour! That’s as many as 1,200 mosquitoes!)
Still hungry for bat content? Check out this story about rescuing bats in bat-crazy Austin, Texas.Â
Wingedly,
Dot
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