I've had close calls with birds, especially the long-legged water birds and I've been hit in the front tooth by a large bumble bee (or something of similar mass). However, the closest I've come to an experience of being hit by a bat is running face first into a Dragonfly.
Dragonflies around here swarm by the hundreds on any section of road during the summertime. They are normally very good at getting out of your way, albeit, at the very last second. Although, there was this one time when one zigged when it should have zagged and hit me directly in the face. All I remember were the feeling of those spindly legs dancing on my face and the flapping of the wings. I don't know how I kept the rubber side down....
