Bat Control
Living Habits:
Bats live on all continents except Antartica. In the United States, the greatest number of bat species live in the southwestern part of the country. This area has a variety of places where bats can live and there is a lot of food available during most of the year. For example, Texas has 32 different species of bats while Maine has only 8. Arizona has 28 species, while Michigan has only 10.
Appearance:
The most distinguishing featureof bats is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. The structure of a bat's open wing is very similar to an outspread human hand with a membrane between the fingers that also stretches between hand and body.
Diet:
A bat's diet depends on its location and its adaptations. About 70% of the world's bats eat only insects, and some of these bats can catch up to 2000 insects a night! These bats use echolocation to find their prey. Other bats eat mainly fruit, and these bats live in tropical regions around the globe.
Fruit-eating bats generally seek out dinner using their eyes and their keen sense of smell. A desert bat uses its long nose and tongue to take nectar from flowers.Carnivorous bats, which eat small vertebrates including frogs, fish, rodents or birds, have especially sharp claws and teeth to help them catch and eat their food.
Breeding:
Females and young form maternity colonies of 20-300
individuals. Such colonies are in warmer locations than ordinary
roosting sites.
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