Famine and Disease to Spread as Bats Die

My title sounds a bit bleak, but when ya think about it, that's really what is at risk. In this "Circle of Life" that we were taught in 8th grade or lower grade biology, everything is tied together. Some people may like bats, some may not. Don't matter. The question is how do you like the proliferation of West Nile carrying Mosquitoes? How about bugs that damage our food sources? How would you like to walk out side and have to make your way through swarms of insects and creepy crawlies that are everywhere because their natural predators died off? Don't worry, because if that happens, most likely they will be our next food source... and we will be theirs. -- How you like those little flying rodents now? lol
All dark joking aside, it's pretty bad. Bugs are nasty. They kill flowers, trees, plants, they are ugly and they don't respect the chain of command where I as a human rule. They compete with the destructive powers of humans, and anything that can compete with humans for being destructive has got to be kept in check. I could use pesticides but that kills off bees which allow me to have flowers and grandmas apple pie... and I really like grandmas apple pie!

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Bats May Be Wiped Out by Fungus in U.S. Northeast "Distressing" disease spreading throughout U.S. and Canada, expert says.

Though the situation looks bleak for bats, humans also have cause for concern, Frick said. That's because the flying mammals eat a lot of insects—such as mosquitoes—that damage crops, spread disease, and generally pester people.

"All the bats affected are insect predators," Frick explained, "and an individual bat can eat its own body weight in insects each night." Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com

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