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12-22-2007, 07:15 PM
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Bat's in and around Seattle
Kinda of surface question but I have no luck with these thing's. Are there many bat's in the area? I live in the country part of Jersey and there's a very big population of them here. I've been scratched by one and went through the series of injections for it so.Thanks
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12-22-2007, 07:24 PM
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No, not really. I have seen one here and there.
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12-23-2007, 04:51 PM
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we have them out here in the woods but it's definitely not an epidemic or anything. Creatures that are a problem: Racoons and Spiders
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12-23-2007, 04:56 PM
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The only bats I've seen are high up at dusk in summer. They don't swoop low like the ones in the midwest.
Racoons are scarier.
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12-23-2007, 08:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chris
we have them out here in the woods but it's definitely not an epidemic or anything. Creatures that are a problem: Racoons and Spiders
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Spiders are a problem there? How so?
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Originally Posted by mayfair
The only bats I've seen are high up at dusk in summer. They don't swoop low like the ones in the midwest.
Racoons are scarier.
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Yeah bats here swoop down rite next to you. It's almost like they want to get a look at you. I like racoon's, though they can be pretty destructive. |
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12-24-2007, 10:37 AM
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Spiders & Raccoons
Spiders aren't really a 'problem' in Western Washington, per se... there are just lots of them that find their way in to your house when the rains arrive in the fall. 99% of them are utterly harmless.
Raccoons are different though - they're smart, they're aggressive, and some of them are HUGE. I've gotten the chills seing some of them cross the street at night - some are easily 25-35 lbs, and they have gargantuan claws.
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12-24-2007, 11:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaltyDawg
Spiders aren't really a 'problem' in Western Washington, per se... there are just lots of them that find their way in to your house when the rains arrive in the fall. 99% of them are utterly harmless.
Raccoons are different though - they're smart, they're aggressive, and some of them are HUGE. I've gotten the chills seing some of them cross the street at night - some are easily 25-35 lbs, and they have gargantuan claws.
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Hmmm. 100% of them are harmless here.(New Jersey) What is the 1% you do not speak of? |
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12-24-2007, 04:12 PM
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The barn where I used to keep my horse had a couple of bat houses, so sightings were a bit more frequent there. That was up above Woodinville. But they do live in the area.
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12-24-2007, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 41Willys
Hmmm. 100% of them are harmless here.(New Jersey) What is the 1% you do not speak of?
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Hobo Spiders. They are poisonous. |
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12-24-2007, 04:35 PM
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The spiders are a problem for people who are afraid of spiders (I'm not, so I don't really care about them). My experience has been that you're more likely to find arachnids in your house and garage than not.
On the upside, biting/annoying insects like mosquitos and gnats are not a big problem in most places I've visited here (including within Seattle and its outlying suburbs -- maybe the spiders keep them away, although it's more likely that they choose to live in swampier climates).
But, since you ask about bats: nope, I haven't experienced or heard much about any bat problems here.
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