Well just in time for Halloween….and for this harried Mom of two grade schoolers looking to fill our calendar with fun activities during our llllooonnnnggg four-dayGator Homecoming Weekend…the Lubee Bat Fest comes to the rescue!! 

The Lubee whatee? you ask.    Well, I asked too because actually I’ve never been either.

So based on my in-depth research (okay, I read the www.Lubee.org website…which is really, really interesting) and “interviewed” several of my friends and colleagues who’ve been and they all say –Go!!  Go!!! Go!!  “It’s really cool” was also a consistent comment.

From what I’ve garnered…the kids and I will be overwhelmed by the incredible number of bats as well as the sheer size of the wingspan of the fruit bat guys…with an average five-foot spread, it’s at least the size of a healthy sixth grader or Dr. Ruth standing on her tip-toes. Impressive.

And when not gawking at our new bat buddies, we’re sure to be busy working on craft creations and listening to how important bats truly are to our ecology.  I knew that bats were good for insect and little rodent (eeeekkk!) control, but I really had no recollection that they were excellent pollinators, ala butterflies and bees.  That is really cool.

So This Saturday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. our dance card is full with all things bat. Thank you Lubee for helping this mom be a little less batty!