We love bats and are fortunate enough to play host to a colony of Pallid bats from spring until fall every year.  They hang out (literally) in an unfinished building we call the "workshop," using it as a rest stop between hunting trips.  These bats eat insects primarily and specialize in scorpions.   I've never seen a scorpion in the workshop, now that I think about it...

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They really have cute little faces...

A bunch o'bats.

In September of 2007, we were delighted to discover that a different 
species of bat has joined the Pallid bats. We think these are Pipistrelles, 
but whatever they are, we're glad to have them. They're very careful 
to hang out in a different area from the Pallid bats.