[llaran]

we.had 3 from inside the patio umbrella

[Blueblaze]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Endless misinformation. It is a freetail. There are bats that do bite and feed on blood.
It is not one of them. It cannot spread covid or rabies.

That trail on the screen below the bat, it is either injured or perhaps not toilet trained.

I would just leave it alone.

Wildlife? We only see a small percentage of what is there. Black snakes, hum I had a piece of black wire get up and walk, slither, away. The orioles like camellions can change color to blend in.

A bat doesn't have to feed on your blood to spread rabies. It merely needs to be frightened enough to bite. And you probably won't even realize you were bitten because their teeth are so small.

And here's another interesting tidbit about bats -- rabies is so common in bats that they have developed a high level of immunity, and often can live with it for a long time. People have contracted rabies from simply breathing the air in a cave containing a large colony of bats. In fact, there are many cases of people getting rabies from just handling a dead bat.

When a wild animal acts strangely -- like when a nocturnal animal wanders around in your yard in broad daylight or clings to your lanai screen during the day -- there's something wrong with it, and you should be concerned.

Look, I love wildlife, including snakes and bats. I'm just pointing out that maybe it's not a good idea to attract some species to live with you, or approach them close enough to take a detailed portrait.

[Alana33]

Bats are wonderful pollinators and pest control.

[G.R.I.T.S.]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

My wife took a picture of this on our lanai screen this morning. It's the first one I have seen in The Villages.

I also found a bat up inside a rarely used outdoor umbrella.

[Becca9800]

I thought bats were nocturnal. I see them every evening flying about the trees in and near my yard. Dozens of them, but only in the dark evening. Why is this one clinging to screening in the daylight? Is it sick?

[DOGSAREKEEPERS]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

My wife took a picture of this on our lanai screen this morning. It's the first one I have seen in The Villages.

We were surprised to find one in our folded up patio umbrella. He came back for 3 days and on the fourth there were 2 in the umbrella. The first one was kind of cute but when he decided to move relatives in we decided to take the umbrella down for a while. Haven't seen him since. I'm not worried about them and there is no charge for the entertainment.

[Pedrocarrasco01@yahoo.com]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

My wife took a picture of this on our lanai screen this morning. It's the first one I have seen in The Villages.

It’s a bat, leave it alone, they can carry rabies, they are no harm to you unless you bother it.

[BoatRatKat]

I think it's adorable, wish I had one.

[Proveone]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

My wife took a picture of this on our lanai screen this morning. It's the first one I have seen in The Villages.

It's a bat! The last month seems to have been bat breeding season. I had a problem with the pups in two returns at the bottom of my gable roof. I had to hose them with water to get them out and relocate. There were probably 20 of them. They were black in color. Don't kill it! They eat insects and are harmless.

[Nucky]

It’s Grandpa Munster!

[kendi]

Originally Posted by Shadywood

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.

I’ve read that the feces carries disease. Another reason not to have a bat house. You will get concentrated piles of it in your yard. Don’t mind having them around, but don’t want them living in my yard.

[Dlbonivich]

Does it really matter how many. My sons high school friend got a small bite from one in his bedroom. Never told anyone and by the time his parents figured it out, it was too late. He died. Stay away from them.

[jimkerr]

That’s very cool! Thanks for sharing.

[DonnaNi4os]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

My wife took a picture of this on our lanai screen this morning. It's the first one I have seen in The Villages.

Looks like a bat to me.

[butlerism]

Nooooo.
It my ex. Total blood sucker