Jurnal Sains dan Pendidikan Fisika (JSPF) Jilid 17, No 3, Desember 2021 Hal. 260 - 266 pISSN :1858 330X eISSN : 2548-6373 Laman Webiste : http://ojs.unm.ac.id/jsdpf Arise Sambolangi, Muhammad Arsyad, Vistarani Arini Tiwow. Karakteristik Gua kelelawar di Kawasan Karst ... 260 KARAKTERISTIK GUA KELELAWAR DI KAWASAN KARST RAMMANG- RAMMANG MAROS TN BANTIMURUNG BULUSARAUNG *Arise Sambolangi Universitas Negeri Makassar Arisesambolangi04@gmail.com Muhammad Arsyad Universitas Negeri Makassar M_Arsyad288@unm.ac.id Vistarani Arini Tiwow Universitas Negeri Makassar Vista.arini@unm.ac.id Abstrak - Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang karakteristik gua di Kawasan Karst Rammang-Rammang Maros. Karst Rammang-Rammang Maros yang masih alami, memicu kelelawar bersarang di salah satu gua di Kawasan Karst Rammamg-Rammang Maros, warga sekitar menamai gua tersebut sebagai Gua Kelelawar, dikarenakan kelelawar yang hidup di dalam gua. Saat ini, penelitian mengenai karakteristik gua masih jarang dilakukan. Oleh karena itu, dilakukan penelitian untuk mngetahui karakterisik Gua Kelelawar di Kawasan Karst Rammang-Rammang Maros. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis karakteristik Gua Kelelawar. Pengambilan data karakteristik Gua Kelelawar dengan ng berupa pengamatan langsung dan mengunakan data sekunder.Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan karakteristik kawasan Wisata Gua meliputi sungai temperatur, intensitas cahaya, kelembaban, flora dan fauna gua serta keberadaan ornamen gua. Beberapa jenis fauna yang ditemukan di dalam gua yakni kelelawar, dan kera. Sedangkan flora yang ditemukan yaitu berupa tumbuhan lumut, keberadaannya menandakan di dalam gua tersebut memiliki intensitas cahaya dan temperatur rendah, serta kelembaban yang tinggi. Selain lumut, ditemukan ada beberapa pohon dan rumput-rumput liar di sekitar gua. Beberapa ornamen gua yang dapat dilihat seperti stalaktit, dan Pilar. Kata Kunci : Karst, Gua, Karakteristik gua, kelembaban, temperatur, intensitas cahaya Abstract – Research has been carried out on the characteristics of caves in the Karst area of Rammang-Rammang Maros. The pristine Rammang-Rammang Maros Karst triggers bats to nest in one of the caves in the Rammmang-Rammang Maros Karst Area, local residents named the cave as Bat Cave, because bats live in the cave. Currently, research on the characteristics of the cave is still rarely done. Therefore, a study was conducted to determine the characteristics of the Bat Cave in the Karst Area of Rammang-Rammang Maros. The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the Bat Cave. Collecting data on the characteristics of the Bat Cave by direct observation and using secondary data. From the results of the study, it was found that the characteristics of the Cave Tourism area include river temperature, light intensity, humidity, flora and fauna of the cave as well as the presence of cave ornaments. Several types of fauna found in the cave are bats and monkeys. While the flora found in the form of moss plants, its presence indicates that the cave has light intensity and low temperature, as well as high humidity. In addition to moss, there were found some trees and weeds around the cave. Some cave ornaments that can be seen such as stalactites, and pillars. Keywords : Karst, Cave, Cave characteristics, humidity, temperature, light intensity *Koresponden author