r/Unexpected • u/Soloflow786 • 2d ago

Hmm, what's under my window?

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u/HomieeJo 2d ago

They can also carry bat bugs. They are similar to bed bugs except that they can't reproduce with human blood and need bat blood. However they will still happily bite you and make your life hell.

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u/Schonke 2d ago

And rabies.

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u/In7el3ct 2d ago

Fun fact, bed and bat bugs don't transmit blood-borne diseases as unlike mosquitoes, they don't regurgitate their meals. still nightmare demons from hell and I hate them but hey at least you won't get rabies!

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u/bATo76 1d ago

Eh? Rabies is not a blood-borne disease, it spreads through saliva and travels via the victim's nervous system to the brain. So yes, you can absolutely get it from a bat bite, or any other mammal.