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What do bats eat?


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No. Most bats eat insects. Nearly a third of bats eat fruit, but these bats are found in the tropics. Some bats are nectar-feeding bats and help pollinate flowers. A very small percentage of bats eat small vertebrates such as fish and frogs.

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70% of bats consume insects. There are also fruit-eating bats; nectar-eating bats; carnivorous bats that prey on small mammals. ChaCha 24/7!

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Almost all bats eat insects. In fact, one brown bat can eat up to 3000 mosquitoes each night.

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There are almost 1000 species of bats. Some eat small flying bugs or fruit. Other bats eat frogs, fish, scorpions, & plant nectar.

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