Buck531 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I was in the garage throwing a tune on my car and my wife comes out (she just got home) and says there's a "Rat" hanging from the upper part of our stairwell going from the deck into the back room that goes into the house. Grab my cell phone to snap a pic and take a peak. It was a good 4" long. Yep. A damn bat. Just hanging from the ceiling. I grabbed a stick from the garage and tapped the wall. He flew out and was gone. I haven't seen a bad in person since I was about 10. Kinda odd too that it showed up at my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Well it is October, so obviously there will be millions of bats everywhere...haha no really tho that is pretty cool. I woulda tried to catch it and scare lil kids with it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I saw a flock of 50 or more in Polaris a week ago. Not near you, but I've never seen that many before, especially in suburban areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I snapped a few cell phone pics, but I wasn't close enough (don't feel like getting rabbies lol). I'll look at 'em in a few on the pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Ah sweet, I hope theyre clear enough to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 That's pretty cool. I've seen a few since I've moved here, but nothing like I used to see in Texas. A buddy and I caught one when we were younger. I kept it for quite some time and it tamed very well. I always used gloves when I handled it but eventually stopped months down the road. Not that crazy when I used to have a baby wild caught copperhead that I also raised as a kid and handled (carefully, and not often) without protection once it tamed down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Movit Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i see a good amount of them in my area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 here's the crappy pic I took. I almost felt like that dude in the Milwaukees Best commercial where the beer can crushes him as he acted like a pussy.. lol http://bucky.kicks-ass.net/stuff/bat.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad is Dead Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 My parents live in Blacklick right outside of Gahanna and when I was younger I have seen some there every once in awhile. My grandparents are farmers in Iowa so I've learned that bats are good things so they eat all the bugs that bite your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 they used to be all over the underside of the bridge next to wendy's and old bag of nails. since theyve done all the work over there, i havent seen as many. used to see them all the time fishing there as a kid not to mention, you dont really see them until dusk, and even then, theyre hard as fuck to spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Bats are quite common in Ohio, but they're good at their job so you never see them. Look at the sky at dusk, along the edge of wooded areas, they'll be eatin bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Last time I was at Camp Falling Rock (boy scout camp), there were about 100 chilling in the shelter house roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomark Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I see them all the time fishing... hell when I lived on 12th ave at osu one flew into our house, in a drunken haze me and my roommates tried to catch it with baseball gloves a cardboard box and a butterfly net. We ended up chasing it into the bathroom where it for some unknown reason dove into the toilet. It couldn't get out so we picked it out put it in an extra mouse cage over night to dry out and let it go the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I actually saw one outside about 2 weeks ago at night. We see them near the forest behind our house a lot at night flying around. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I see them all the time fishing... hell when I lived on 12th ave at osu one flew into our house, in a drunken haze me and my roommates tried to catch it with baseball gloves a cardboard box and a butterfly net. We ended up chasing it into the bathroom where it for some unknown reason dove into the toilet. It couldn't get out so we picked it out put it in an extra mouse cage over night to dry out and let it go the next day. John Candy in the Great Outdoors? lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conesmasher Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I've been seeing TONS of them in this area, I mean tons and I'm in the "taint" area of Westerville/Gahanna/Columbus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buteo Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 if you see one, there are probably a few hundred that you dont see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conesmasher Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 if you see one, there are probably a few hundred that you dont see. I always mistake them for birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 We have them in our backyard. I have no idea where they live or come from, but the back of our yard is lined with a row of trees, evergreens, etc... and they swarm in the tops of the trees starting at dusk. What's cool is they dive-bomb the kiddie pool if we leave it out. Must be drinking the water. The really cool thing is we have very little if any mosquito's. We don't even use candles or torches in the summer. Haven't for several years. Not sure if they eat them, but they've been around for the past 3-4 years if memory serves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Just be careful. There were some bats found with rabies this year in Ohio. Just watch the strange ones. No different than any other year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 hell you prolly see bats all the time at dusk and night and you just write em off as birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I live in the sticks outside Hilliard and my old barn has about 20 living in it. Kinda fun to watch them come out at night. They are so good at catching insects that I don't dare do anything to get rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue98ls1 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 There are a ton of bats around here. If you go outside just before its completely dark you can usually spot a bunch of them flying around. First time I saw them I thought they where birds, then I got a better look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 I walk along the Little Turtle Golf Course at dusk with my family and we see them all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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