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TIL that the library Biblioteca Joanina in Coimbra, Portugal is home to a swarm of bats that feed on book-eating insects. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[โ€“] Wilshire 1 points 1 year ago

Good bat

[โ€“] Acetamide@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm actually surprised that those book-eating insects are such a problem there that they need to get those bats to get rid of them.