Diet

Written and Illustrated by Lucas and Maya

Types Of Bats

There are two kinds of bats, Megabats and Microbats. They eat different kinds of things.

HERBIVORES

Megabats are herbivores. There are two species of megabats, flying foxes and the old world bats.

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They eat plant parts. They also eat fruit like mangos and bananas.

POLLEN

Megabats eat nectar and a sticky yellow powder called pollen.

BLIND

Many people think that bats are blind but they can see quite well in the daytime.

CARNIVORES

Microbats are carnivores. Microbats eat fish, scorpions, lizards and birds.

VAMPIRES

Some microbats hunt insects. Vampire bats drink blood from animals.