They use their keen sense of hearing to find the insects. The bats eat the insects in the air. In July and August, South Dakota bats molt or shed their fur. The blue jay eats tree-roosting bats. Snakes and hawks feed on bats.
Owls also eat bats.
This is quite a few predators and also why bats stay out of the light. A nd do not always suck blood. T hey also suck pollen like bees. Bats are not S cary animals. They are like all animals.