Not only can these winged creatures of the night eat up to their full body weight in insects, some species are also critical in pollinating fruits and seeds, and their waste is great fertilizer, thus making them very beneficial to the environment.
Despite what you may have heard, bats typically do not carry disease and are actually very beneficial. Bat rabies actually only accounts for approximately one human death per year in the United States. Unfortunately, despite their positive role in pollinating and killing off insects, over 40% of bats are now endangered or threatened due to destruction of habitat and being killed off by fearful humans.
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