# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIjq45hCIxI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29573711-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/765d8b4e2b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-17T18:15:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

It's #BatAppreciationDay! Did you know that #bats eat 40% of their weight in insects every night? That's billions of dollars' worth of natural, non-toxic pest control.

Over the past decade, with white-nose syndrome decimating New England bat populations, more insects have devoured more crops — leading to 30% more insecticide use, particularly harmful to pregnant people and infants. 

A study from last fall found that infant mortality increased by 8% in counties with bat die-offs, which are using more insecticides. 

Everything is connected. Wild animals make our lives possible through ecosystem services. We need #biodiversity.

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## Tags

bats, batappreciationday, biodiversity

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