Stop, stop. I can only get so erect.

And can carry rabies

Yes, make sure they don't get on you.

If the bat isn't afraid of people call animal control because it is sick with rabies or something and shut it in the room it's in. Usually they are very timid and will try to get away from you though.

I should've added that rabies is very rare in bats where I am so that's probably why I was given the advice I was.

Looks like at least one type can take flight from the ground, although with some difficulty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIl_bYFMr8o

I'm simply repeating what I was told by professionals, so I'm not sure what you want from me.

Make sure the bat takes flight...some people might not know that and just put it on the ground and go back inside thinking it's fine.

Holding it up high ensures it does that, no need for it to find something to climb. Being trapped in a house is stressful on the little guys so why not give them the best chance?

Just trying to provide helpful info to folks.

Have a nice day!

Maybe it depends on the species of bat? I only know about the ones local to me and what I was taught from a wildlife rehab hotline on how to handle bats that get in the house.

Super interesting though! Animals are fascinating

Now this is lunarpunk

And so, Lunar Punk was born.

And other people just have a million bats living in their attic

It helps if you actually live near bats.

I came home to a small ball of fluff and wings wrapped up in the corner of my porch one day, so for gits and shiggles I put up a small bat box on a post against the trees nearby.

It took a week or two but I noticed it was in use when I went outside one night and saw one pop out of it.

Protip: be very careful about what you use to stain/paint it. Apparently they don't like the smell of those things. I didn't paint mine.

Bats need a real estate agent...

A friend of mine loves being in his backyard but hates the mosquitoes. He heard about this bat roost thing and installed one about 5 years ago. It has not attracted a single bat.

Linking to a guy using an expensive ultrasonic mic to hear bats doesn't really support youe statement that you're hearing bats around you despite never seeing them. Maybe you have hearing damage?

Some species of bats spend more time in the upper ranges that no human can hear than others.

The spotted bat for instance, is found on west coast if North America and mostly calls at 11khz well within even older human hearing while other bats operate entirely outside human hearing.