Visit the world’s largest occupied bat houses on the University of Florida’s Campus in Gainsville. Between 450,000 and 500,000 bats, including Southeastern bats, Brazilian free-tailed bats, and Evening bats make their homes in the UF bat houses. These bats consume 2.5 billion insects each night.
Bats will leave the houses about 15 to 20 minutes after sunset. When visiting the bat houses, please speak quietly, remain behind the wooden fence, and beware of guano and urine if the bats fly over your head. Bats will not attack humans. However, they may swoop near humans to catch insects attracted to the person’s breath.
