Bats -- lots of 'em -- buzz eatery patrons

PALM BAY, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Thousands of bats roosting in a Palm Bay, Fla., restaurant's attic are buzzing and terrorizing the eatery's patrons.

The bats "scare the customers basically and ... create quite a mess," John Maltese, the restaurant's owner, told WKMG-TV, Orlando, Fla.

A wildlife specialist called to help control the infestation has plugged a space in the building's roof where the bats are thought to be entering.

The specialist and his team installed a one-way netting system that will let the bats exit the building, but not re-enter.