As I was watering my landscaping tonight, enjoying the cool evening breeze, I caught something moving out of the corner of my eye,
"Hmmm . . .what is that?"
It was dark outside and "it" was slowly inching it's way across the mulch by the garden pond.
I decided to spray "it" with the hose. "It" just kept on moving. I decided to inspect "it" up close, "it" was trying to climb up the bricks on our house . . .
"Holy heart failure, Batman!"
The above photo was the last photo I got of "it" and then "it" disappeared . . .
no joke.
I couldn't find "it". I ran inside as fast as I could and . . .
I won't be sleeping tonight. ;)
LOL! Shawn says they are attracted to witches. ; )
We have a bunch of them living in one of the dormers of our house. We love them and enjoy watching them fly out at night. They eat mosquitoes. Will that convince you to stop spraying it with the hose?
Posted by: kendra | August 25, 2008 at 09:32 PM
It must be attracted to witches if you have a BUNCH of them! ;)
HEEEEE-HEEEEE-HEEEE-HEEEE-HE (that is supposed to be a witch cackle).
Posted by: Kristi Smith | August 25, 2008 at 09:40 PM
From Wikipedia:
Only 0.5% of bats carry rabies. However, of the few cases of rabies reported in the United States every year, most are caused by bat bites.[20] Although most bats do not have rabies, those that do may be clumsy, disoriented, and unable to fly, which makes it more likely that they will come into contact with humans. Although one should not have an unreasonable fear of bats, one should avoid handling them or having them in one's living space, as with any wild animal. If a bat is found in living quarters near a child, mentally handicapped person, intoxicated person, sleeping person, or pet, the person or pet should receive immediate medical attention for rabies. Bats have very small teeth and can bite a sleeping person without being felt. There is evidence that it is possible for the bat rabies virus to infect victims purely through airborne transmission, without direct physical contact of the victim with the bat itself.[21][22]
ACK!!!!
I am not sleeping.
Posted by: Kristi Smith | August 25, 2008 at 09:58 PM
Ewwww... they creep me out...
They are loud and smelly and ewwww.
PS I thought you might like to add to the Wikipedia excerpt "...should not be sprayed with water as nocturnal mutation may occur if exposed to bright flashes of light."
Posted by: Lynette van Barrelo | August 26, 2008 at 03:18 AM
NO WAY!! That is so gross, I would have fainted on sight!
Posted by: klutzymama | August 26, 2008 at 06:44 AM
OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD!!!
Didja scream really loud like I would have?
Posted by: The Cotton Wife | August 26, 2008 at 07:37 AM
I opened a seldom used barn door last fall and the bat looked up at me and screamed. I screamed and ran. YIKES! They look so little when they are curled up, but they are really huge when their wings come out!
Posted by: Carrie T | August 26, 2008 at 08:02 AM
yuck yuck and more yuck. First thing that came to mind for me was being little and hearing that they will fly at you and get stuck in your hair. So yes I would have ran inside and not even bothered with the pictures- you are braver than I.
So are you going to go out tonight to water? ;)
Posted by: Melinda | August 26, 2008 at 09:11 AM
We had one in our porch a few years ago. It was out of sorts. Then our cat got into the porch and had it in a flash. I got the cat away from it and swept the bat out into the yard. The next day it was gone.I was just like you and had to take pictures. I wonder what happened to those? Hubby would not go near it that is why I got rid of it.
We see bats every night as dusk flying around our yard eating bugs and mosquitoes. I love to lie on the hammock and watch them fly around. I think it's pretty cool. As long as they don't get more then three feet close to me I'm okay with them.
I don't think you need to worry if you got out to water tonight. I'm sure it was more scared of you after the shower you gave it. =) I don't think it will be back. I would be shocked if it did. Maybe it's a vampire. =D
Posted by: Janette | August 26, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Only time I have ever heard Shawn scream was when he opened the back door and a bat swooped over his head hehehe!!!!
Posted by: amy | August 26, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Okay, that is creepy! I would have screamed, too. You are fast withe camera.
Posted by: Jen Biggs | August 26, 2008 at 01:22 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm screaming silently. FREAKY!!
Posted by: polly | August 26, 2008 at 02:17 PM
so i guess if i'm rooming with any of y'all, i'll be the one dealing with the spiders???
Posted by: scrappysue | August 26, 2008 at 03:56 PM
I love BATMAN!!
Posted by: cathy from chicago | August 27, 2008 at 09:13 AM
Ewwwww!!!!!
Posted by: Rachael | August 27, 2008 at 01:39 PM
oh YUKKY!! oh my gosh... that is so scary!!! you are so brave for taking a picture of that... that THING!! eww.. i would have been so scared that when i took the picture it would have flown to me... i can't even think about it........
Posted by: mandy | August 27, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Now I know what to do to freak you out and all your blog commenters. Just stick a bat in your face. Now where can I find my own bat!?
Posted by: donnapiranha | August 28, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Yuck I think I would have screamed like h***! I would have totally freaked out... I'm glad we don't have bats in the Netherlands... we have mice, and spiders (which btw completely freak me out as well). Come to think of it, I don't like creepy crawlers at all... Hope you got some sleep though!
Posted by: liesbeth | August 28, 2008 at 02:50 PM
Oh SECK! I hate bats. How on earth were you brave enough to take pictures of it?! Every morning when I walk outside, there is an area of nasty bat poo on the driveway....I have no idea why it's in the exact same area, but it scares me to think that they're flying around our casa. Don't they eat mosquitoes though?
Posted by: Beautiful Bethany | August 29, 2008 at 08:09 AM
Yikes! I would still be running too!
Posted by: scrappermimi | August 29, 2008 at 02:41 PM
That is so cool! I forgot to call you back tonight, will try tomorrow. Your first on the list of 5 people I forgot to call back, almost 40 is killing me.
Posted by: Gayla | August 30, 2008 at 02:56 AM
Ohhh no I should not have come here. I hate any thing that flies round my head. DH tries to tell me they have the cutiest little face EEEEKKKK. I am scared of moths too but not butterflies so go figure that one. !!! You are soooo BRAVE, Kristi to stay around for photos. !!
Posted by: Cheryl Burnham | September 01, 2008 at 05:48 AM
Yikes....I cant believe you stayed out long enough to take pictures of it!!!
I wouldn't be able to sleep either. Curtis killed two black widows outside our house when we first bought it....that made it hard to get to sleep too.
Cool pics.
Oh, and the pictures you took of the couple in the previous blog...so cute. You sure look like you know what you are doing with your camera to me!!!
Posted by: candice | September 02, 2008 at 11:27 AM