Interesting Facts About Bats
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
December 2, 2022 2:07pm CST
I think bats are cute. Most don't, I know. But here are some facts about them that I found interesting:
* Bats help farmers a lot. They control pests and reduce the need for the use of pesticides.
* Bats can eat about a thousand mosquitoes in an hour.
* Bats hang upside down from their feet for hours.
* They have long spread-out digits and are more maneuverable than birds.
* Bats can growl and make low-frequency calls using so-called 'false vocal folds.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Dec 22
Bats are very helpful, for eating pests at such a large proportion! Now to mention, they don't hurt anyone. In spooky movies, they've been portrayed as evil which they aren't.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 22
Bats have been used as one of Dracula's familiars.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Dec 22
@celticeagle Yes, with long fangs hanging out, ready to bite into someone's neck:(
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 22
@kobesbuddy .......Yes, they come by their name honestly.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
3 Dec 22
Bat's can't be kept at home to drive away mosquitoes.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
3 Dec 22
I like the big fruit bats. They are cute.
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@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
3 Dec 22
Eating a thousand mosquitoes in an hour is impressive. Thanks for the interesting facts about bats.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 22
Yes, when their are hoards of them it is cool to watch.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Dec 22
@celticeagle Bats are very interesting to watch.That was years ago.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 22
@RubyHawk ........I used to see them fly over to the park from a church roof on Wednesday evenings when I took a break from a youth group I was going to back in my early teen years. I remember there was one white one and I was so fascinated watching them.
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