There are 1,200 species of bats in the world.  Of the 1,200 species, only 3 species consume blood.  These 3 species of vampire bats are only found in Central and South America.  The primary blood source for these bats are livestock who often don’t even feel the bats.  The bats found in Florida and Georgia are insectivores, meaning they eat insects.  Bats consume mosquitoes, leafhoppers, beetles, rootworm larva, moths, grasshoppers, scorpions, centipedes, ants, flies, and crickets.