THE BATS LADY
"Tell me about your bat house, Deepti," you say.
"We petitioned the city to get it built," Deepti tells you. "We insisted they build it before they tore down the old bell tower, where the bats used to live. The bats started using it about two months ago - they migrate up from Mexico, you know. Now we have more than two thousand bats! It's so great!"
"Why is that so great?" Carolyn is incredulous.
"Because these bats – Mexican free-tailed bats – come out at night and
eat flying insects. An amazing number of them. Probably more than 40 pounds of bugs every night! That's pretty good news when you live next to a swamp!"
"Do bats eat anything besides bugs? Young frogs maybe?" Jason asks.
Deepti thinks a moment. "I don't know," she says. "I think I did see bats eating frogs on TV."