A shot taken in the Philippines shows a huge bat hanging upside-down from a ceiling.
Users were astounded when an old image of a huge bat from the Philippines surfaced on Twitter. The horrifying picture seems to show a bat that is “human-sized” and hanging from a wire outside of a structure. Despite being viral on Reddit in 2018, the image reappeared this month after being posted by Twitter user “@AlexJoestar622” on the social media site.
“Remember when I told you guys that the Philippines had bats that are the size of a person? Indeed, this is what I was referring about,” the Twitter user said after posting the image.
The picture has amassed thousands of “likes” and hundreds of breathtaking comments on Twitter. While many found it to be frightening, several questioned its veracity.
Yet the image isn’t truly a fake. discussing,” the Twitter user stated while posting the image.
The image shows a real animal, according to the fact-checking website Snopes.
A large bat is seen hanging on a wire in an image going viral.
Although there is some disagreement on the kind of bat that was photographed, it is generally agreed that the picture shows a huge golden-crowned flying fox. Only the Philippines is home to this species of megabat, sometimes referred to as the golden-capped fruit bat.
While it only grows to be around a foot tall, the huge golden-crowned flying fox has a wingspan of up to 5.5 feet. The fruit-eating bat is now bigger than other bats, but not as big as a person, as the trending tweet suggested.
The Daily Mail claims that trick photography was used to exaggerate the size of the bat. The shot is an illustration of forced perspective photography, which employs optical deception to give the impression that things are bigger, smaller, closer, or further away than they actually are. Images of visitors “handling” the Taj Mahal or the Leaning Tower of Pisa are examples of forced perspective photography.
Although it only grows to be around a foot tall, the huge golden-crowned flying fox has a wingspan of up to 5.5 feet. The fruit-eating bat is now bigger than other bats, but not as big as a person, as the trending tweet suggested.
The Daily Mail claims that trick photography was used to exaggerate the size of the bat. The shot is an illustration of forced perspective photography, which employs optical deception to give the impression that objects are bigger, smaller, closer, or farther away than they actually are. Images of tourists “handling” the Taj Mahal or the Leaning Tower of Pisa are examples of forced perspective photography.
