Bats may be closer than you think

SOME people may have uninvited guests in their houses, without even realising it.

These particular visitors have a chilling reputation, but fear not – they are absolutely harmless.

Many myths have grown up through the centuries about bats, aided and abetted by stories of Count Dracula and other macabre figures. But bats do not drink human blood, or get stuck in your hair. In fact, they are very beneficial and feed voraciously on pests such as midges.