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    Feb 23, 2018, 02:21 PM
    Bat bites
    Are bats capable of biting us while we are moving (biking, running) without landing on us? Also, can bats bite through layered clothing? (Jacket, t shirt underneath)

    I was riding my bike back to my place at 5:30 am. I knew there were bats at this area at this time since I had seen them a few days ago. Anyway in this specific area, I felt a tap/soft poke twice 5 seconds apart, one on my right side of my back and the other one on the left. It was not painful at all, just a gentle tap. I was wearing a jacket and a t-shirt underneath though. I did not feel anything land on me or fly past me. I know this is a silly question because most likely, it was not bats or a bat bite. But, I am a former anxiety patient and the stories I heard about bats and rabies, where people can't feel bats biting them have frightened me, and putting my anxiety problems in full swing. I already visited the hospital on the day of the incident, and they told me not to worry. However, I told them it may have scratched me, and did not mention the possibility of a bat bite, because I had clearly told them it could not have bitten me as I did not feel any pain. But, now I keep replaying it my head, and don't know what happened.
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    Feb 23, 2018, 03:20 PM
    Chances are guy that if the hospital looked you over, and found nothing, then there is nothing.
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    Feb 23, 2018, 03:57 PM
    Bats almost never bite people, and a moving human is almost never biten. If you are in the attic with a few and they can not escape.

    They may have hit you (even that is rare)

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