A bat's diet
There are many different types of bats and they all have different diets. The main one that people focus on is the blood suckers, but there is no reason to focus on that because there are only three types of bats that suck blood and they all live in South America. My favorite is the bug and insect eating ones. They eat a LOT of mosquitoes. They can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in 1 hour! There is also the rodent eating bat and the fruit bat.
Although they may have different appetites, they all find their food the same way. You may have heard of ecolocation. Bats and dolphins use this to find food. The way echolocation works is they send out a high pitched squeak that bounces off their prey and tells them what size, shape, and species. This squeak is unable to be heard by the human ear. Many people think bats are blind, but they aren't! They actually have excellent eye sight.
Although they may have different appetites, they all find their food the same way. You may have heard of ecolocation. Bats and dolphins use this to find food. The way echolocation works is they send out a high pitched squeak that bounces off their prey and tells them what size, shape, and species. This squeak is unable to be heard by the human ear. Many people think bats are blind, but they aren't! They actually have excellent eye sight.