Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) visiting flower of saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)

filmed in southern Arizona with night-vision equipment and high-speed camera.
Flower: Eriko Kössler-Nambu
Camgirl: Cornelia Rumpp

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Due to its great agility in flight and preference for nectar, the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) has been compared to a hummingbird. With rapid beats of its membranous wings, the lesser long-nosed bat is able to hover at a flower, while it uses its slender, elongated muzzle and long tongue to reach the nectar within. The tongue is tipped with brush-like papillae that enable it to effectively lap up the nectar.