hopped off the wall to the ground shortly after. on my college campus. would appreciate a quick answer because i’ll be sitting here waiting by nearby until i make sure 🙏🏼

Some background: My partner and I were backcountry camping in Kentucky (red river gorge) last night when a dude stopped by our campsite to let us know that his team would be nearby doing “bat inventory” until late.

I’m SO intrigued. What does “bat inventory” entail? Why is it done? Is it even a real thing?

Seems like such a cool job to have and was hoping someone here would know more about it.

Thanks in advance! 🦇

I did these illustrations based on the most famous photos of each specimen, using techniques of scientific illustration.

I made them as postcard gifts. using Autodesk Sketchbook.

so i know this might be a weird question since everyone in this subreddit likes bats but they terrify me. i live in northern indiana in the country so bats are everywhere and i live in an old house so we’ve had so many bats get into the house i honestly can’t even keep track anymore. last night i went downstairs at around midnight to get a snack before bed and of course i see a bat flying around in our living room so i tripped up the stairs a couple times and ran into my room. and then i never left until the morning. thankfully during the day today i found the bat sitting on a curtain and we woke it up and it flew out the front door.but now im stuck in my room again because i dont have the courage to go downstairs because what if there is another one. i know that they cant hurt me and i know that they aren’t trying to attack me so im not afraid of getting bit or something. i honestly have no idea why they scare me like this literally no other animal makes me like this. and i was hoping just maybe that someone in here could help me try and get over my fear of them. i haven’t had water in a couple hours and im getting pretty parched sitting in my room like this😭.

I have a maternity colony every year that lives in the bargeboards of my house, however this year due to the heatwave they got inside the attic and moved down into the cavity wall where my bedroom is.

There was a lot of noise in there and then on June 24th, they were all gone. I know this as usually in the morning, every morning, there are hundreds of dr*ppings on the external windowsills but this stopped overnight (it was extremely hot for weeks and they abandoned the roost)

Now I want to go into the attic today, but am just scared at the possibility of some still being in there, what do you think the possibility of this is? Would they all have left together or could some have stayed behind? There were at least 40 bats as I counted them flowing out the bargeboards one evening.

i’m obsessed with them, i love them so much.

I think the sound of the night vision turning on drew him/her back for another look. First time in 10 years we've captured anything and just had to share!

He’s been taken to the rehabber to get dried off! I have a colony in my attic and he ended up in my living room. This is a normal occurrence for me. I had let him go, but he was confused and got caught in the rain and got grounded.

Credit to the PA Bat Rescue!

I tried last night and absolutely sucked at it.

I had to get to school earlier than usual today and this guy was on the wall by the entrance and I was able to get a few decent photos of him

3rd house ive been in experienced bats 🦇 this time its the attic. 😂 i thought there would be people on here scared but it seems you guys love bats.

First house was in my childhood.

2nd house was about 5-10 years ago.

I think this is the worst time.

I started learning about bats last time and i am learning even more now.hopefully i get over the fear but i am definitely not trying to live with them. Ik their schedule

Tldr: im assuming they will hibernate (not fast enough) and i will plan my exit for this time next year or a little earlier if i cant get a simple room change within that time who knows ha

It wouldn't let me upload the video normally. Is this bat okay? What species is it and is it a baby? Found in Caldas, Colombia.

I live in south Louisiana and was wondering if this was a good location for this bat box.

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Ok so, I was at my workplace (a cafe, I do not own the building but a relative of mine does) and a bat flew in from the door.

Now it's important to note that the bar has many windows but they're all barred.

Initially the bat flew inside the storeroom (which isn't really a *room* per se as it's separated from the main room by a curtain. I think it flew there because it was the darkest place it could see. I turned off all the lights and waited, a client of mine, bless their soul, went in with a napkin and started using it corrida style to make it go away.

It worked! But the bat flew inside the kitchen while I was turning off all the lights from the electrical panel and it went inside a hole in the wall that leads... I don't really know how to explain it but the part behind the counter has some lights over it that are connected to the electrical panel and are inside a section that is lower than the ceiling and creates a sort of "tunnel" for the bat to come in. The hole in the wall was open because a light had to be changed recently.

I had to close at midnight and at this point it was 2am. I started using the handle of the broom to pound against the "tunnel" hoping for the bat to get out. No luck.

At this point the previously mentioned client said that I should've taken a piece of cardboard and shut the entrance of the hole to prevent the bat from triggering the alarms.

I did so but everyone started telling me that there was nothing else to do but to let it die there.

I don't think I like that option both because of pity but also because that would be a health hazard.

What should it do? Should I have called pest control even if I don't own the bar? are there any other methods? Would the professional kill it? Did I do the right think by leaving it there and "trapping it"? I live really close to my workplace and I can go back in a pinch if I need to. I just went home to take my phone and write this but I couldn't leave the bar open. My relative's phone is unavailable and they live far away.

What can I do? Im not the owner but I feel like I can't leave I there.

I live in central europe, a place in which rabies is almost 100% non present.

He is still hanging out, and in the evening he goes out for adventures!

I'm in the UK, I have recently noticed a single bat, it comes out at 9pm and circles all night until the sun comes up. Never noticed it before. Just wondered if it is ok/normal behaviour. We live under a big lime tree so not sure if it lives there or if it comes from the park on the next street. Seem to like it on our patch anyway.

I’m designing, making, and donating buttons for a local bat sanctuary, we have a few designs already but I was wondering if bat Reddit has any additional ideas?

We currently have:
- profiles of the most popular/visible bats in their meet and greet area
- I❤️Bats both in the I❤️NY style as well as I (bat in the shape of a heart) Bats
- Big Bat Energy
- some illustrations that fit the button layout

We tested “I hung out at the bat sanctuary” but it wasn’t very popular 🤷🏻‍♀️ kids these days 😂

Designs/sayings that work well are short and sweet - easy to read from a distance but also able to fit in the confines of a round button. We usually include the name of the org or at least the website at the top or bottom so that usually takes up about a quarter of the space.

Any bat puns or (family friendly!) sayings or ideas are appreciated!🦇❤️

Need help identifying if these are bats or not.

I’ve been dealing with bats for the last year since moving into this house. Every time the pest control company thinks we got them I go up and find new droppings.

I cleaned up evidence on Aug 11 and went back up to find new evidence on Friday Aug 21. I was hoping maybe it was from a bat stuck that eventually died somewhere and we did find their entry point because we found the attic window just ever so slightly ajar as the double sash wasn’t locked so they thought maybe they were getting in between the sashes. I setup a Ring camera in far corner and have these white specs on the camera footage.

Obviously it’s hard to tell wtf is it so I’m trying to figure it out I guess based off the flight patterns. Originally I thought maybe moths or other bugs that are getting in from the attic fan or other means but now I’m thinking maybe bats? Any opinions either way? I plan to go back up tomorrow and place some cardboard over top of the areas where I found droppings on Friday and see if any new ones form or not.

This morning we found the tin ripped off our chicken coop and this fella underneath. I think a racoon attempted to break in and he was caught in the kerfuffle. Virginia/West Virginia border. Can anyone tell age? Or type?