Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant

2023-11-20 09:44:38

Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant


Bats eat mosquitoes ... lots of mosquitoes. Students compare a bat's weight to how much he can consume in one night.  They calculate how much they would need to eat to consume a comparable proportion of food.

We compare the amount that an entire bat cave would eat in one night with the tremendous load of a giant dump truck.  Unbelievable!


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Fish tale, go figure!
       This activity has been updated: ...
    Willy Makeit or Betty Wont
    I have to go to the bathroom pretty badly....
    What does the data show?
    When you look at the new case numbers of the C...
    Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (2025)
     ðŸŽˆGet excited for Thanksgiving with this upda...
    Star Wars ... the story continues
    The Rise of Skywalker will open on December...
    Microns and Masks
      How big is one coronavirus? How big is a m...
    Bowling Deals
    Is there a general way to figure how much it...
    How much does America spend for Mother’s Day?
    Updated in April 2026 with new data; see the answe...
    Are baseball games getting longer?
      March 28th, 2018 was opening day for t...
    Ladder figuring
       Brian can't even go to his town's ...