How many calories/ gms. daily insects must a bat consume to survive?

Subject: How many calories/ gms. daily insects must a bat consume to survive?

Date: Wed Sep 3 16:35:44 2003
Posted by Mike
Grade level: grad (science) School: Arizona Sate University
City: Tempe State/Province: AZ Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 1062624944.Zo

Message:


I saw a bat flying around my building this noontime and wondered how this out 
of ordinary flight time might affect it's store of available energy for feeding 
later tonight. Also, how much food does a bat need to consume in order to 
maintain it's BMI (body mass index)? Do bat have a high metabolism?

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