. . . running? Well, I did.
It's grotesque -- looks sort of like a tiny gorilla, or a black frog on crutches. This would give Ann Althouse nightmares.
It belongs to a category of animals you couldn't imagine running after you. Like sharks. As long as you stay out of the water, a shark can't get you. Or alligators. They look like they just lie there inertly and crawl, but then someone told me they can get up on their legs and run about 30 miles per hour (though not very far). Hey, this woman was jogging when an alligator killed her.
Bats, you thought you at least knew which direction the danger was coming from.
Actually...sharks can jump pretty far out of the water. I mean, obviously they can't come get you on land (except for the LAND SHARK!!!) but you can't just say that you're safe because you're on a boat or a dock.
Also, lizards can generate surprising bursts of energy (like a striking snake, or the aforementioned alligator). They can't keep that energy going, though, the way that a mammal can; eventually they get too hot and they need to stop and cool off. So if you avoid the initial onslaught of 'ORRIBLE TOOTHY DEATH then you should be okay.
Posted by: DensityDuck | May 24, 2006 at 11:04 AM
I suggest not jogging on river, lake, or canal banks in Florida. Especially during alligator mating season.
I swim in my pool at dusk and share the water with bats that dip down for a quick drink during their nightly feeding frenzy.
Remember where we are on the food chain!
Posted by: vet66 | May 24, 2006 at 11:33 AM
Apparently was seen "dangling her feet over the water's edge." Maybe she went out jogging, and decided to rest for a while by the water.
Not a good idea.
Posted by: Mitch | May 24, 2006 at 11:40 AM
I wish to protest the characterization of a bat in full bi-pedal mode as "grotesque." Nature provides few more beautiful and inspiring sights than a bat jogging, trotting or running. And it's a lucky man or woman who chances to spot a bat skipping.
Posted by: Bruce Wayne | May 24, 2006 at 01:52 PM
I just want to say that I am surprised at you, Annie. Bats, like all other immigrants to our country have every right to run, jog, skip or hop down the very streets that we walk on. If you were amazed that they could run ... wait till you see them carrying those little protest signs when they hear about this post. AND, I'll just bet they have a better shot at a green card than my friend Pedro.
Posted by: GN | May 24, 2006 at 11:23 PM