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How many insects does a bat eat a night?

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Insects One bat can eat between 600 and 1,000 mosquitoes and other insect pests in just one hour. Take that times 5 or 6 hours, wow!

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Insects are a class within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body, three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae.

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