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6. I don't much care for bats.

Don't get me wrong by that simple statement. I understand bats role in the ecosystem and mosquito control, I just don't like them when they come down my fireplace this time of year and fly around my living room. It's bad enough that mice find their way in and scurry about without them buzzing my head like a Jedi Knight.

When a bat gets in I'm forced to get my fishing net and snatch it out of the air for catch and release. If I miss and knock it to the floor, they scurry away like any other rodent and are impossible to locate. That leads a bit of bat trivia. Bats can't fly from the ground like a bird. They hang upside down from up high so they can gain forward airspeed before spreading their wings. They can often be found indoors behind curtains if I lose one.

Someday I'll have a heart attack when one flies past my head while I'm on DU. I don't care much for them, especially when I chase one into my bedroom and lose it.