About this episode
Have you ever heard anyone say someone or something is “blind as a bat?” Are bats really blind? Discover these unique and fascinating flying mammals! Here’s our trail map: Is a Bat A Bird? Why Do Bats Hang Upside Down? Are Bats Blind? What Is Echolocation? How Can We Send Out Signals To Hear From God? Episode Links: Order Nat Theo T-Shirts Through September 3rd: https://erynlynum.myshopify.com/ Explore CTCMath with a FREE weekly trial: https://www.ctcmath.com/ Scripture Music by Scripture Lullabies, stream online now: https://scripture-lullabies.com/stream Free Bat Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/nattheo39 A photo of a bat hanging in our lilac bush: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9vHb36yJfq/ Access full Episode Activity Guides by joining the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/club Order Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615 Scriptures Referenced in This Episode: “But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Deuteronomy 4:29 (NIV) “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV) “The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers.” 1 Peter 3:12 (NLT) “And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.” 1 John 5:14-15 (NLT) Terms Learned in This Episode: Diverse: Having a lot of differences and variety Mammal: Group of animals that have hair or fur, are warm-blooded, have a backbone, (most) have live births, and feed their babies with milk from their bodies. Nocturnal: Active at night. Normally sleep during the daylight hours and are awake at night, hunting when it is dark. Chiroptera: “Hand-wing.” The order of mammals that is bats, with over 1,300 species of bats. Find more Bible & Nature resources at Erynlynum.com