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The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is grey, black, or chestnut in color and is 1.2–2.0 in long and weighs 4.5–9.5 g (0.16–0.34 oz).
Bats in the Millie Mine have been affected by white-nose syndrome, a fungus that grows on them while they hibernate during winter. [6] [14] [15] [16] From 2014 to 2020, 90% of bats in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have died, including species of little brown bats, northern long eared bats, big brown bats, tri-colored bats, and Indiana bats.
Although "On the Banks of Wabash, Far Away" is Indiana's official song, "Back Home Again in Indiana" is more widely used and is falsely believed by many to be the state song. [44] One of the leading causes of the state song's fall into obscurity was a change in its use at the Indianapolis 500 during the 1940s. "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far ...
Home in Indiana, 1944: it is used as both incidental and background music throughout, often in a sophisticated rearrangement by Hugo Friedhofer. The Monte Carlo Story, 1956: Marlene Dietrich sings the song for Arthur O'Connell. The Five Pennies, 1959: The song is featured in several scenes as Danny Kaye portrays the life of trumpeter Red Nichols.
The Great Lakes Bat Festival was an annual two-day event that started in 2002 and began in the Great Lakes region. [1] The festival later expanded to different state divisions, which included the Illinois Bat Festival, [2] the Indiana State University Bat Festival, [3] [4] [5] the Minnesota Bat Festival, [6] and the Wisconsin Bat Festival. [3]
"Indiana, Our Indiana" is the official school fight song [citation needed] of Indiana University. The lyrics were written by IU band director, Russell P. Harker, to the tune of the trio from "The Viking March" by Karl King , conductor of the Barnum and Bailey Circus Band.
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
Indiana is home to 12 native species of bats. Wyandotte Cave is occupied by members of nine of those 12 species; the total bat population is over 30,000. The most common bat in the cave is the endangered Myotis sodalis (commonly known as the Indiana bat), followed by the Myotis lucifugus (commonly known as the little brown bat). [13]