It's hard out there for a bat: not only do the flying mammals suffer from a terrible public image (bats do not, as rumor has it, roost in hair or necessarily carry rabies) but their very existence is ...

Bats flying around your home at night may signal a healthy ecosystem. (Image: Canva) Bats in gardens signal a healthy, balanced ecosystem. Bats control pests and help pollinate night-blooming plants.