Mammal Stereotypes - Bats - 4 - Page 1

Bloodthirsty or evil

Among 1,000 species of bats, only 3 feed on blood. This stereotypical image is based on vampire stories. Bats are often said to be blind, such as in the expression "as blind as a bat", when in reality bats are not blind, but Microbats have poor visual acuity. In contrast, some Megabats have very good vision.

Another stereotype associated with bats is that the animal will fly into your hair. This is an urban legend since bats can navigate very well in the dark thanks to their echolocation system.