I have been awarded several fellowships (4 year work contacts to do research) based on my previous work and current ideas, but no award as such yet. These are for later (I hope)! 🙂
The first ever award I got in science was at the Young Scientists’ Exhibition when I was in my junior cert year – I am still really proud of that award, I’ve just posted a pic of it on my profile for you to see (click on the ‘read more’ under the About Me heading).
I did a study on bats with my friend Marie for this project and our school bought us some ‘bat detectors’ so that we could track the bats’ flight path at night. We spent a whole summer pointing these detectors at the night sky and mapping out the flight paths.
Did you know that bats are NOT blind ? … it’s one of the many myths about bats.
Some other myths about them;
Bats are not flying mice; they are not even remotely related to rodents.
Bats do not try to become tangled in hair. In fact, insect-eating bats are equipped with a built in sonar system that allows them to navigate at break-neck speed through total darkness.
Bats are not ugly or dirty. Most bats have very cute faces, some even resemble deer, rabbits, and little Chihuahuas. Like cats, bats spend an enormous amount of time grooming their fur, keeping it soft and silky.
Not all bats are vampires. Of the world’s 1100+ species, only three are vampire bats limited mostly to Latin America.
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Leah Kieran commented on :
What is another myth about bats as you siad “it’s one of the many myths about bats”?
Sinead commented on :
Hi Leah, thanks for your interest in bats.
Some other myths about them;
Bats are not flying mice; they are not even remotely related to rodents.
Bats do not try to become tangled in hair. In fact, insect-eating bats are equipped with a built in sonar system that allows them to navigate at break-neck speed through total darkness.
Bats are not ugly or dirty. Most bats have very cute faces, some even resemble deer, rabbits, and little Chihuahuas. Like cats, bats spend an enormous amount of time grooming their fur, keeping it soft and silky.
Not all bats are vampires. Of the world’s 1100+ species, only three are vampire bats limited mostly to Latin America.