where bats  do stay? where bats eats? how much does bats weight?
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Bats may be the most misunderstood animals in the United States, although as consumers of enormous numbers of insects, they rank among the most beneficial. Almost all United States bats, and 70 percent of the bat species worldwide, feed almost exclusively on insects and are thus extremely beneficial. In fact, bats are the only major predators of night-flying insects. One bat can eat between 600 and 1,000 mosquitoes and other insect pests in just one hour (Organization for Bat Conservation).
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My assumption is that you're in Australia, because you mentioned being in the Far North.  There are 76 species of bats in Australia, including both Mircrochiroptera and Megachiroptera, so there is really no way to determine what bat species you are seeing without getting a closer look.  In general, bats do not bite or attack people unless they are sick (rabies or some other disease) or in defence if you bother them.  Small bats are usually insect-eaters, but they might also eat fruit, nectar, or maybe even blood.  Regardless of what they eat, it is very unlikely for a bat to attack someone who is not bothering them.  Even bats that drink blood usually choose farm animals (often cattle) to drink from, which they do while the animal is asleep.  The bats you see could be flying over the water for a couple of reasons - they are either eating insects that are also flying over the water, or they may be swooping down to the water and drinking.  Here are a couple of websites with some good general info about Australia's bats: http://rainforest-australia.com/bats.htm and http://www.sydneybats.org.au/cms/download.php?c8d7e0907cf9345121606ec3388f0619\n\nIf you want to find out more info about specific bats, you could probably buy a good field guide to mammals (or bats, specifically) online or at a good bookstore.  Hope this helps!
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Some bats have rabies--if you do happen to get bitten, make sure you get medical attention.\nOh, that wasn't very reassuring, was it?\nHow about calling your local humane society or animal control number?  Maybe they'll help that poor little batty out of the building.  Otherwise, I think if the poor little guy got in the building, he'll find his way out again when it turns dark outside.  Is it possible to prop a door open or something to help him out?\nI wouldn't approach the bat, though.  As I said, some of them do have rabies.
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believe it or not...bats are most closely related to primates!
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they're bat and frog food.
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bats spiders and rats
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Try this link, it may give you some insight.\n\n\nhttp://www.batwars.com/
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bat:  male; female. I know this doesn't give you anything more specific than you already know, like bull (m) & cow (f) for alligator, but it doesn't yet seem like there's any specific names.
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well my guess is that they breathe and they may possibly eat sometimes too. but don't my word for it . try going scientest hunting . i hear its fun
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A normal bat will usually have nothing to do with people.  They have the potential to have rabies and a rabid bat will go after anything.  This is rare, however, and they do a world of good at getting rid of bugs.
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Right here. http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/corkedbat.html it's a great article with pictures, references and everything.
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Termites & bugs inhabit old dead trees.\n\nBirds eat the insects.
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Food for purple martins, bats, swallows... hosts for several diseases... occupying the ecological niche of small swamp insect...
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Birds belong to Aves..\nBats belong to Mammals order Chiroptera\nThere are estimated to be about 1,100 species of bats worldwide, about 20% of all mammal species.Out of the 1,100 about 70 percent of bats are insectivorous.\nThey have fur-----Many Birds lack.(Almost all)\nThey have Ultra sonic hearing capabilities-----Birds lack\nThey hang upside down-------Birds don't\nThey give birth to developed young ones----Birds lay eggs\nThey have OS-Penis-----Not present in Birds\nThey are gregarious animals.
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clipped from www.wisegeek.com\n\nFor sheer length you can't beat a female Giant Walking Stick (Phobaeticus serratipes). Found in Malaysia and Singapore, looking like an assemblage of twigs, it is perfectly camouflaged among the branches where it lives. The longest specimen on record was an amazing 21.8" (55.5cm). Some people even keep these huge insects as pets.\n\nThe Giant Walking Stick may be long, but it doesn't have much mass. For that you have to turn to the giant scarab beetles. Among them, entomologists have settled on 5 contenders:\n\nThe South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) of French Guiana makes perhaps the most impressive showing with a body length over 6.5" (16.7cms).\n\nA shorter but far thicker competitor is the Acteon Beetle (Megasoma acteon) of South America. Males can grow to 5.3" (13.5cms) long by 1.6" (4cms) thick. \n\nThe Elephant Beetle (Megasoma elephas) found in Mexico and Venezuela has a shorter body than the Aceton, but a longer snout, making its total recorded length 5.4" (13.7cms).\n\nBringing up the rear are two species of Goliathus: regius and goliatus, both measuring in at 4.3" (11cms).\n\nIn 1874 the Rev. J. G. Wood published Insects Abroad, in which he claimed to have in his possession a 9" (22.8cm) South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus). A specimen this large has never been documented since, and no one is quite sure what method he used to measure the bug. Therefore the accepted recorded length remains at 6.5" (16.7cms), which still leads the top five contenders.\n\nAlthough the Giant Walking Stick and scarab beetles win for length and mass, for sheer weight you'll have to turn to the giant wetas (Deinacrida heteracantha) of New Zealand. A pregnant female can top the scales at over 2 ounces (71gms)! \n\nThere are well over 1 million insect species known, with an estimated 10 million still undocumented. However, the title of world's biggest insect remains a matter of what constitutes "biggest" to you: length, mass or weight!
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I would look up animal control, and phone them. They wouldnt rent bats but they may know where you can. Also look up bat rental on the net in your city. Good luck!
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it is illegal in most places to keep wild animals as pets.  they also would not make terribly good pets.\n\nthey're not really cuddly, and wouldn't be terribly affectionate.  there's also the problem of their diet.  vampire bats drink mammalian blood.  so you're going to have to provide them with meals somehow.  i suppose you could buy a goat or a cow or something, but i'm pretty sure you'd be up on animal cruelty charges at some point.  otherwise you're going to have to get friendly with a butcher who can provide you with lots of pigs blood or something. \n\nassuming you can keep them fed, there's the problem of what inevitably happens after feeding.  vampire bat feces.  since their diet is almost completely blood, vampire bat feces is a grotesque, congealed tar-like substance like thick, runny scabs.  imagine that all over your house.  you're never getting that out of the white sofa either.\n\ni wouldn't recommend it.