Photo: A Fruitbat in flight near The Mataranka hot spring, Australi

The Mataranka hot springs were once very well visited. But now there are hardly any people. It is situated in a beautiful area, there is a posh resort build right next to it and it is very close to the highway which makes it easily accessible. But recently business has been spoiled by flying creatures. A mass of thousands of bats flew in and are not likely to leave anytime soon.

When you are expecting to visit hot springs it's a bit of a downer but on the other hand it's a great sight to see all these giant, noisy and smelly bats.