An Unexpected Visitor

[chomiji]

I just had to show a quite large bat off the premises.

I will confess to being slightly freaked out, even though I like bats in principle, because s/he was about twice the size of any other bat I've ever seen that close.

I trapped it in the dining room (the only room on the ground floor that closes off entirely) and then with the Mr.'s coaching (I had to roust him out of bed and away from his crossword puzzle), opened a window in there and exited the room myself. A minute later, it flew outinto the night.

I have no idea how it got inside in the first place!

Comments

Yeek!

[the-resa.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm pretty good at dealing with wildlife, but even I'd be a bit freaked over a larger bat in my house. And on principle, wildlife is always nicer -- OUTSIDE.

Re: Yeek!

[chomiji]

I think you're right. It would have been a lovely bat outside!

[despina-moon.livejournal.com]

Gah! I would probably wet myself over that. Spiders, snakes, frogs and lizards I can deal with. Even rodents - but a bat? Oh, hell no!

I bow to your bravery.

Da Bat

[chomiji]

At first I thought it had to be a big moth, and I was going to be very impressed because anything that big would be rare. But it wasn't content with circling the light, and then I got a good look at it. It actually was rather awful - I was feeling a complex mix of scared of it and scared for it.

Bats (and more!)

[chomiji]

Hee, I'll watch out for her/his return!

The Mr. watched him for a minute and said "There's nothing wrong with it, it's not bumping into anything." But it was still very scary, as it kept dive-bombing toward me and turning away at the last minute.

(BTW, soliandxpyne are subjecting the ikkou to the MBTI ... they've already done their Gojyo post ... .)

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

*envies*

My friend has 500+ bats living in her roof space and they frequently get into the house. They're only tiny but they're so cute!

[chomiji]

I think this is what I had - not really tiny, at all ... . It's a Big Brown Bat - gotta love these "truth in advertising" names!

The usual critter I've seen is its opposite number, the Little Brown Bat, about 2/3 the size, and usually darker in color. Those are actually fairly cute, and I've rescued a couple from being trapped inside dormitories or cabins at summer camp.

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

It's a Big Brown Bat - gotta love these "truth in advertising" names!

Hee! Yes.

I think most of the ones around here are pipistrelles ...

[felicitoussk8er.livejournal.com]

It could have been worse: the bat could have been in your bra.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2266900/Teenager-finds-baby-bat-in-her-bra.html

[chomiji]

LOL!! Presumably the real thing was smaller than the rubber thing they have posed for the photo!

[hikari-mibu.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't believe, my school is old and I mean old, so as traditional old buildings go, we now have a company of bats in betweent he ceiling of the science department (which is the floor of the Home Economics department) as an offical acessory. And they do like to visit us in the day time hours since there are holes left right and centre in the science department ceiling.

Bats in the Classroom!

[chomiji]

That must brighten your class time on occasion!

Re: Bats in the Classroom!

[hikari-mibu.livejournal.com]

Though myself have never had a vist from this lovely animals, I have had a nice clip around the back of the head on the very very late night/early morning return from Alton Towers by one of their wings as it flew around the carpark and into the building.