Anna Rumer

The Desert Sun

The Desert Sun newsroom got a little "batty" Thursday afternoon, when a winged visitor got trapped inside the building.

The small brown bat found its way into the building at some point Thursday, perhaps looking to pick up a copy of Wednesday's paper, when it found itself turned around.

Staff members tried to open doors in order to coax out the bat, but the animal was more interested in trying to exit through permanently closed windows.

The sight of a bat flapping around the newsroom caused a little panic and a lot of ducking.

Others offered sympathy for the confused creature, naming him/her Stellaluna after the famous literary bat.

Eventually, one brave staff member was able to capture the animal in a small trash can and release it outside to the applause of everyone else.