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Old 07-01-2021, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Shadywood View Post
70% of human rabies cases are caused by bat bites. And SARS, COVID, and Ebola all started out as bat diseases. They're fascinating creatures but I can't imagine why someone would buy a bat house to encourage them to live in your back yard. I'd rather have the mosquitoes.
More people die from mosquitoes than from bats. Plus, mosquitoes are out to get you whereas bats (which are largely nocturnal) generally are not. Bring on the bats!