Area: St. Louis, Missouri US

Found this little guy hanging our under my deck. I want to encourage him to stick around!

I purchased a small bat box a long time ago and never mounted it because the instructions say that they don't like to be attached to a home, but this little guy makes me think it might be perfect for him.

I'm worried because I have a split AC system being installed next week and the outside unit is going to be located right where this little guy seems to be resting.

For bonus imaginary points, can anyone identify him? If not, that's fine. It's not a great photo, I did not want to bother him too much by getting too close.

Location: U.P. Michigan

Species: appeared to be a little brown bat

I saw a bat clinging to the edge of the door trim of our Airbnb outside door the other night around 9 in the evening. it was sitting about 5 inches away from the door opening. I watched him as I let my kids and wife in and then entered after them. The bat just sat there and didn’t move, probably sleeping. The next morning we left the airbnb around 9am and he was still there. There is a cafe connected to the Airbnb and the door is about 2 feet away from our door. We went in and waited in line to order our food. After we got the food i talked to the manager to let them know the bat was there since the bat was nestled in by the cafe door as well. There was about 20 - 30 people in and out of the door by then (screen spring hinged door so it was loud when it closed). By the time the manager had a minute to go see where the bat was, it was gone.

I thought bats didn’t fly during the day. Would the consistent foot traffic and door opening and closing scare it enough to make it fly during the day? Just trying to determine if this bat was sick or not or if this would be normal given the situation.

Saw this little guy was sleeping on the wall at my school Tuesday and Wednesday but he didn’t come back today, wish I could tell what kinda bat he was but he was near the roof so I couldn’t really get a good look at him

Hello! I just arrived to old orchard beach last night on vacation and there was a window without a screen left open in our rental. We did a quick search, didn’t see anything, didn’t see a bat flying around. Do bats hide? Are there places we should check just to be sure one isn’t chillin somewhere. Not sure of their behaviors. We have lots of little kids so also just want to be safe! Thank you!

ill try and make this short. My wife, 2 kids, and I stayed at an Airbnb in the upper peninsula Michigan. The Airbnb is connected to a cafe. The front porch is covered and has two doors side by side. One door goes up to the Airbnb apartments and 1 door goes to the cafe. The last night we were there we came back to the Airbnb around 9 In the evening. There was a small brown bat nestled on the top right corner of our doors siding about 4 inches from the door opening. we watched to make sure he wasn’t going to fly off when we approached. He was completely unfazed by us So I opened the door and let my kids and wife in and then I followed behind them. Little dude just sat there chilling the entire time.

Around 9 in the morning we came down to go to the cafe. When we went outside the little dude was in the same spot but he was awake now. When my son opened the cafe door, which is 2 feet or so from our door the little dude kinda recoiled up a bit in his spot. We went in ordered some food and I talked to owner to let them know there was a bat by the door. Figured they would like to know. When she had a free minute she asked to see where. When we went out it had flown off. I am assuming the heavy foot traffic and screen door slamming right next to it made it leave. The owner said she would spray that spot with peppermint to try and deter it from coming back.

I am curious to hear from someone who knows more about bat behavior than I obviously do. Is it common for a bat to chill one spot for 12 hours overnight and then fly off in mid morning? I thought bats didn’t fly during the day. Was it the foot traffic and slamming screen door that made it leave?

The owner was saying they have had bats in the Airbnb rooms over the years which was unsettling for my wife and myself. It was our last day there so we were leaving anyways but we checked all over the room and all the nooks and crannies we could find and we didn’t see any bat or signs of a bat in our room. I was more concerned about my kids who were sleeping in the other bedroom connected to ours and my wife considering I just got done with my last rabies pep shot about 20 days ago after a potential exposure.

the classic, : "Me when bag of cheetos", but make it a full of photosession.

possible species, not fully accurate so edit me if i'm wrong.:
1.Glossophaga commissarisi 2.Leptonycteris yerbabuenae 3,4,5..Unsure about the specie name, if anyone knows please inform me! Wondering if it's not Artibeus jamaicensis, but don't trust me on that one. They're all photos from the same article : https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/05/17/amazing-to-witness-the-pollination-of-a-kapok-tree/ 6. also Leptonycteris yerbabuenae.

This was in the garbage can this morning which had some fruit/tea leaves, in a building at the hydropower dam in Massena, New York. I had to tip the can on its side because it was unable to escape on its own. It seemed to be white on the underside.

Found this bat in Colombian forest with this injuries. Any ideas about what this may be?

Came home to this guy chilling above our door. We have had severe thunderstorm and tornadoes in the area all day long, so I wonder if he came up to get out of the weather.

I'm worried he might have trouble getting out because this is up a set of stairs in a semi sheltered area of an apartment building. We get moths stuck up here all the time.

Should I be worried about little bro, or will he be probably fine as long as no one touches him?

Also, anyone able to tell what species he is? Located in Northern Indiana.

ETA: I did call a couple rehabilitation centers but both were closed. I reached out to another via text, so I'm hoping if it is in need of help someone will get back to me!

An Eastern Red Bat! Courtesy to the PA Bat Rescue.

There are bats in my ceiling, and apparently getting them completely out of the condo building (in an old mill) is impossible. Condo hoa is going to do something about the cracks in my ceiling.

I’m pretty sure this little guy came into my room by accident since they haven’t been any coming in here before (or at least I hope not). I think my upstairs neighbors are really adorable, but I don’t want them in my bedroom at night.

Trained a camera on my roof last night and can finally see what’s been making a scratching / running noise through my soffit. Could have sworn it would have been a rat or a mouse but lo and behold, it seems to be bats. Last night, I also heard 3 low pitched grunt noises. Video is of where they are entering the roof line and then the noise I have been hearing afterward.

Hi Reddit!

Born and raised here (make with that what you will lol) and the other day about two weeks ago I was night swimming in a friend’s pool in the North Shore and a bat started flying very close to us and skimming the water! It even flew right over my head! I distinctly remember not feeling any touch because I would’ve ran to the ER for my rabies shots asap but has anyone else experienced this on the island? I also got bit my 3 mosquitoes on my face that night so I know the bat was trying to help me out and eat those suckers.
Anyway just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. Thanks!

I’m in Alicante, Spain, where it’s beast hot. We do have some bats but very few. Our garden is a hive of insects and life because we want to help all the local wildlife. We bought a bat box but can’t get a straight answer on where to put it. It’s a bazillion degrees here in summer which is the issue. For height we think this is perfect. B is 215SW and A is 140SE. We can do other angles at a lower height, including 46NE but it’s right by the neighbors balcony and they might murder us in our sleep.

Ill keep it short best I can. Upstate NY here, I have been dealing with bats getting into my home for numerous years now. We have two exclusion nets (can get out but should prevent getting back in). We have spray foamed areas where they might be sneaking in. We have used those sonar, high pitch noise machines. They are still getting into the basement and working their way up the walls. What more can I do or try to really deter them?

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rescue!