If a group of Red Bats are flying to Florida from Chicago, how long would it take them if it was 850 miles. In flight aircraft rely on radar to find their way through clouds, fog, and mountain ranges. A bat is flying through a cave and the distances vary on either side of the cave. The muscles of a bat that move its wings are not on the wings but on the back, shoulders, and chest. Lift and propulsion are made by the downstroke of the wing of the bat.
Most bats have a membrane between their legs.
It may also act as an air brake. Have the students imagine that they are a bat and their tail membrane is torn. Have them write about their time in the hospital and how their membrane was repaired. Bat legs are used more for flight than for moving about on land. Have the class write a story about a bat who would rather walk than fly.