Assertion: bat | /r/CapableOf | eat insect
Facets:
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
value: for survival
type: PURPOSE
value: on occasion
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Most bats eat insects and they play a big part in keeping the insect populations down.
text: Most bats feed on insects, while others eat fruit, fish or even blood!
text: That is often due to the fact that that they struggle to find food more than bats which consume insects or fruits.
text: And because bats eat so many insects -- which have exoskeletons made of a shiny material called chitin -- some bat poop sparkles (cool but weird fact, we know)!
text: The bats in our neighborhoods are insectivores, which of course means they live on insects.
text: Plus, they eat insects helping to keep the bug population to a manageable number.
text: Not all bats eat insects.
text: Many bats eat insects: some species forage for them among shrubs and trees, while others skim the surface of the forest canopy to catch higher- flying insects.
text: There are also a number of bats who eat insects, fish, frogs and small animals.
text: Some bats also eat fish, frogs, insects and small animals.
text: Bats eat insects, no one likes insects, everyone’s happy.
text: Not all bats eat fruit and insects
text: They feed mostly on figs and other fruit but may eat insects on occasion.
text: Pesticide use also indirectly harms bats that eat insects or plant products that have been chemically treated.
text: They eat nectar, pollen, fruit, birds, insects, frogs, lizards, and many more.
text: Bats eat insects, millions of them!
text: All bats that occur in Indiana are insectivores, meaning they eat insects.
text: Most bats eat insects and are called insectivores.
text: I was surprised to learn not all bats eat insects for survival.
text: All bats in Pennsylvania eat insects and capture their prey in flight.
text: Bats are known to eat insects, fruit, nectar, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, small mammals and even other bats.
text: Nevertheless, the bats eat both fish and insects.
text: Bats are peaceful animals who want to be left alone to eat insects.
text: Bats also pollinate sugar cane plants and eat the insects that prey on such plants.
text: These bats, and many other species, feed on insects that destroy crops, providing an invaluable service to farmers.
text: Although most bats feed on insects, the diets of some bats include:
text: Nearly all bats that live in the United States feed on insects.
text: Bats are a very important part of the pollination process, as they feed on insects that visit flowers and also feed on various types of fruit that helps disperse seeds.
text: Since many bats do feed on insects, they can help keep pest insect populations down.
text: The oldest found a fossil of a bat that feeds on insects is 50 million years old.
text: Bats are of very great benefit to forests and agriculture as they feed on insects which are dangerous pests for forests and agricultural crops.
text: Some bats feed on insects and whole animals.
text: Because bats feed on insects, they are beneficial and should not be needlessly destroyed.
text: They primarily feed on insects and can ingest up to 1,000 mosquitoes or pests an hour.
text: Vampire bats are in a diverse family of bats that consume many food sources, including nectar, pollen, insects, fruit and meat.
text: In fact, bats are nature's exterminators because they eat so many insects and other pests.