Did Bat Hitch a Ride to Space?

ABC News ^ | March 17, 2009 | GINA SUNSERI

[Salamander]

One of the great joys of summer is watching at dusk and dawn as the big and little brown bats come and go to and from their feeding areas.

They spend the night swooping after bugs up at the pond near my house and in the half-light of dawn, they all regroup and make a game of swarming right above my backyard.

I reckon they’re snatching the few extra bugs that are attracted by my backyard fish pond.

As dawn grows nearer, one by one, they fly off to the southeast.

[I have no idea where they nest]

Spring is even more fun because the moms bring out their new babies and teach them how to be bats.

I’m fine with snakes and most spiders but tarantulas are just a *bit* too much.....:)

My house is an 18th century log house and the basement is little more than a dug out root cellar.
There are “miniature tarantulas” down there.
[at least they look exactly like them, only a bit smaller. I put my hand on one while flicking the light switch one time and I’ve never been quite the same]...LOL

[Salamander]

And blackbart thinks *he’s* weird.....:))

[mirkwood]

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2208872/posts?page=5#5

LOL!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2208872/posts?page=12#12

Obviously we’ve got a new definition for “bat s@#$ crazy”. ;’)

[autumnraine]

Hey, I’d rather have a whole mess of bats around to get rid of misquitos. At least bats serve a purpose. Moonbats just take up oxygen.

[blackbart.223]

"My house is an 18th century log house and the basement is little more than a dug out root cellar. There are “miniature tarantulas” down there.

Probably wolf spiders. Like tarantulas they are hunters as opposed to web weavers. They are quite harmless.

If they bother you buy some Ortho Home Defense Max and follow the directions. It keeps other creepy crawlers out as well. It doesn't work on black widows or brown recluses however.

[mysterio]

My town is full of bats. On summer nights, you can see swarms of them. I thought they were birds the first time I noticed them.

On a related note, I haven't had a mosquito bite while in my hometown for about three years now. Bats are great Americans. Plus, what's cooler than a rat with wings zipping around using sonar?

[SunkenCiv]

Bat Hung onto Shuttle During Liftoff (Moonbat?)
NASA | 03.17.09 | Steven Siceloff
Posted on 03/17/2009 5:15:29 PM PDT by buccaneer81
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208693/posts