However, mining of bat guano may also be harmful to cave organisms that depend on it as a source of food, and removal of guano is likely to be disruptive to bats themselves, if they are present.

On the floor, crabs, insects, and bacteria feed on bird and bat guano. Originally carved by subterranean rivers, Credence cave system was ... of caves as similar to mine shafts—tunnels that ...

the cave was first accessed in 1831 by a landowner who collected bat guano, or droppings, used to make fertilizer. Less than two decades later, it was used by miners who, while mining the cave ...

Dwarf crocodiles in Gabon found living in a cave, with their skin turning orange from swimming in guano. It's unclear how ...

Archaeologists excavating a Nevada cave believe they have ... when miners searching for guano, a crucial ingredient for gunpowder due to its use in birds and bats discovered the giants' remains ...

Spores from the bat guano (poop), which is ... It is also known as the “cave disease.” What Happened: The first man (59), bought his guano online to use as fertilizer for his cannabis plants.

Why it's awesome: Deep inside one of Gabon's cave systems lives an unusual population of orange dwarf crocodiles. They live in complete darkness, feast on bats and swim in liquid guano (aka bat poop.) ...