The Cuban Bat Thing

Bats are by far the most numerous of all mammals.  There are over 27 species in Cuba alone.  The many caves of Cuba are home to many of these bats.  One can come across some species hanging from trees or in old abandoned structures during the day.  As amatter of fact, the logo for Bacardi rum is a bat.  The reason being that the first building where the rum was distilled was filled with bats.

I never found out how these bats got into the house, but I found a great site about bats and their environment called Bat Houses For Sale.  So I got a bat house and attached it to my garage.  I hope that this will keep the liitle critters out of the house and in theirs.  So far I haven’t seen any, but it does take a while.  Hopefully by next summer I will have a nice size colony and an insect free yard. Read more at mycubanthing.com