Did you know that most bats are not, in fact, blind? They can see like cats. There are some (mostly bug eating bats) that use echolocation and not their eyes to hunt, which is what most people think of when they think of bats' vision. I'm not ashamed to say this is from Discovery Kids. http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/halloween/are-bats-really-blind Hey, it was the first thing to pop up on my google search.
On this note, I feel obligated to tell you that I feel as blind as a bug eating bat today, without the ability to use echolocation.
I took my contacts out Sunday because they got dust or makeup or something on them and it was making my vision blurry. So I put them in solution and shook the container really well to clean them, then left them out overnight. Well, turns out, I'm not too keen on putting contacts back in, so I wore my glasses Monday and Tuesday. Last night, I was exhausted when I finally got home, so I took my glasses off, put them (I presume) on the dining room table, and went to bed. This morning Massimo decided that he wanted to come to work with me today, so I had to wrangle him around and make him stay (I haven't had the heart to put him in his kennel all week and he's been very well behaved about it). SO, very long story short, I left my glasses at home. No contacts. No glasses. Driving was an adventure this morning.
I could see the road, but road signs and distance aren't very visible, so it was a slow trek this morning. I can feel myself squinting as I'm working today (which makes me cringe...I can feel the wrinkles developing), and every time I catch myself I pop my eyes wide open. I'm sure I look completely normal doing it.
I'll be putting my contacts back in as soon as I get home.
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