"Batman" in Watansoppeng (Photo: Doc. Personal)If you visit Watansoppeng City, the capital of Soppeng District, on the day you will discover a unique landscape. In the large trees lining the street in midtown Watansoppeng seemed thousands kelalawar or Bats hanging tail. The voices of the bats seemed to be music that enliven the city Watansoppeng.
The presence of bats that inhabit the trees in the middle of the city Watansoppeng has been going on since hundreds of years ago. In fact, according to a story a few locals, when the area was opened as a settlement, the bats had been first in this place. Having been accustomed to the population and bats can live and coexist peacefully. There are local customs regulations which strictly prohibits disturbing bats. Surprisingly, according to locals, instead there was never any bats that interfere with the plant population in the city.
The trees along the main street full of bats (Photo: Doc. Personal)Towards sunset, the bats are flying left the tree in the middle of the city in search of food. The sky seemed black in shadow when thousands of bats began to fly. Cruising areas in their search for food is relatively far away, ie up to the area of Bone and Wajo. Toward dawn, the bats will return inhabit the trees in the middle of the city Watansoppeng. His voice was harsh as the alarm for urban dwellers to re-start activities.
Among locals, there is a belief that if the bats are leaving the city amid the trees during the day, it is a sign of impending catastrophe or a disaster. Soppeng burning of the central market in 1990 was believed by the locals as a result of large trees were felled tree which is home to bats. At that time, bat-kelawar commonly inhabit the trees in the middle of town during the day, flew out of town in a long time.
Villa Juliana, in front of it there is a tree which is also inhabited by bats (Photo: Doc. Personal)Another unique myths that developed in the local community that is associated with a mate. It is said that if there is someone who passes under the trees where the bats live bat droppings on it and fall, then he will get a mate or a young girl from the City Watansoppeng. But strangely, despite living thousands of bats hanging from the tree, underneath almost no bat droppings found. So for those of you who want to prove this myth, be prepared to wait a long time under the tamarind tree is filled with bats
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