Nocturnal isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but many people are afraid of the dark.  Bats take flight at night, because nighttime is the right time for them.  Bats utilize the darkness of night as protection for them from predators like owls, hawks, falcons, cats, crocodiles, raccoons, foxes, and snakes.  I don’t think that I have ever seen a bat up close, but I hear they eat a lot of insects, which is a good thing.  I do have a story about a bat that got into my grandparents’ house one night.

One night my grandparents were sitting in their living room relaxing and watching TV when something flew past them.  My grandpa exclaimed, “What was that?” and my grandma replied, “I am not sure as I only caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye, but it looked a lot like a giant moth.”  My grandpa…