Bats are nocturnal so they eat at night. They eat insects like mayflies, beetles, moths, and mosquitoes. One bat may eat 33,000 mosquitoes in one summer. Bats eat thousands of mosquito- sized prey each night. The Bat Conservation International found Little Brown Bats in a room full of mosquitoes caught up to 600 in only 1 hour.
Bats can find their food and way around by using echoloction.
They send out sounds and listen to echoes coming back. They can tell the size, shape and texture of objects they are flying towards. They can tell if the object is moving or still. In summer bats can roost in tree bark, attics, and behind shutters or under awnings. Some bats rest in the hollow parts of trees.