Bats are blind. Bats have rabies. Bats will suck your blood. FOOD Bats eat moths, flies, sandflies and other insects. New Zealand only has two bats, long tailed bat and short tailed bat.
Females leave nursery to find males.
Mating season begins start building fat reserves search for suitable hibernation site. FOOD Short tailed bats eat mostly insects. The bats use their communication to see how far away an insect is by sending semi circles of high-pitched sounds, which is called Echolocation. Urewera, Stewart Island, Wanganui. They can smell very well.