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jesusallin666 t1_izxhnok wrote

Reply to comment by QE7 in Are some North American bat species more likely to reside in man-made structures than others, or is the choice of habitat typically consistent across all bat species? by OrganicDroid

I live in my city's downtown and love seeing bats fly hunting in the night. Makes the mosquitoes less of an issue for me

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say592 t1_izxqgwn wrote

My understanding is bats don't actively hunt mosquitoes, as it takes more energy than they recoup. They will eat them out of opportunity, of course, but they go after slightly larger bugs.

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shapu t1_izy647n wrote

This is true for all but the smallest of bats and it's part of the reason why eradicating mosquitoes in urban areas would generally speaking cause no environmental harm.

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UEMcGill t1_izygpmm wrote

Austin Texas has a really neat history with man amd bats. Basically they encouraged bats early on by building habits (before it was cool) and now they have some amazing populations.

Its wild to watch them fly out from the Congress street bridge at dusk.

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