When you add it all up, bats are some of the most maligned creatures around and although you may not want bats in your belfry, we definitely need bats in our environment. Without these creatures of the night, it would be nearly impossible for humans to go outside during the day. Bats are Mother Nature's most effective insect control mechanism. For example, a single little brown bat, one of the most abundant and widespread bats in north Americas, can eat 3,000 to 7,000 mosquitoes each night. A nocturnal mammal, the bat eats when the insects are out, in contrast to birds, which eat during the day.
Bats have a fine, high-pitched squeak that is inaudible to many human ears.
Just 10 small bats will consume over 1 million insects during an average summer. To catch insects, bats have developed a type of sonar to locate even the tiniest of insects in the dark of night. Bat's speed of flight can exceed 40miles per hour. Bats are most achieve 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise. Austin Unlike any other mammals, bats can fly.