Teenager discovers bat hiding in trousers

An aberdeen receptionist received a shock yesterday after discovering a wild bat in her trousers while travelling to work. Nineteen-year-old Anna Buchan, from Holburn Street, Aberdeen, was being driven to her job at SMS at Dyce by her mother when she realised something was wrong. She said: “I felt something moving in my trousers and started screaming as I thought it was a wasp that would sting me.” It would seem that the bat, being a creature known for its poor eyesight, mistook Miss Buchan's wardrobe for a cave and spent the night sleeping in her trousers which were hung up overnight. A number of wild bats had been heard living inside the wall of Miss Buchan's flat for some time, but she had never seen one until now. She said: “I wasn't scared of it biting me as it's only about 2in and has tiny little teeth.” Once she arrived at work, she carried the bat inside in her hands and phoned the Scottish SPCA. They informed her that as it is a protected species it must be released back into the wild near wherever it was found, but not until after nightfall. Scottish SPCA's Doreen Graham said: “Judging by the description it was most likely a Pipistrelle bat, who are useful to have around in Scotland as one of their main food supplies is midges.

” The animal, which was affectionately named “Rat Bat” by Anna who has two pet rats of her own, was placed in a box in the office. Frequent visits from curious SMS employees weren't enough to wake Rat Bat, who spent the remainder of his office visit asleep upside down. Anna said: “It's so cute and small. I'll be sorry to see it go.” It was released late last night.