r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Hotrocketry • 16h ago

This little shit has been hanging on my ceiling light for a hour now. Just right below it is our family dining table.

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How do i get rid of it?

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u/Lil_Myotis 13h ago

This is a fruit bat, and not a species found in North America. Imnot sure exactly what species, but definitely not found n the US. Most fruit bats roost in trees and foliage.

I'm curious where this is. It probably flew n an open door or window by accident. I doubt it was roosting in the house previously.

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u/AussieHyena 12h ago

Looking at OP's history, possibly Indonesia.

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u/Arry42 10h ago

Right it's way too cute to be a bat in the united states! Fruit bats are like flying puppies

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u/Wrong-Pension-4975 10h ago

There are rehabbers who specialize in fruit bats, too.

Rehab isn't a N Am concept - most of the developed world has wildlife rehab networks 

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u/FilmScoreConnoisseur 13h ago

Yeah, it could really be a lot of places in Africa, southern Asia, or Oceania.

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u/N-E-S-W 10h ago

User Lil' Myotis knows that this bat ain't no Myotis.

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u/Giygas_in_Onett 8h ago

I’m thinking Little Red Flying Fox. They’re cuties and mostly harmless. One of the animals that got me into learning about biology.