Without bats, say goodbye to bananas, avocados and mangoes. Over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination. Bats help spread seeds for nuts, figs and cacao — the main ingredient in chocolate. Without bats, we also wouldn't have plants like agave or the iconic saguaro cactus.

What good things do bats do?

Bats are very important animals in ecosystems all over the world. Tropical bats are essential to the rain forest, where they pollinate flowers and disperse seeds for countless trees and shrubs. ... Because bats eat so many insects, they lessen the need for use of chemical pesticides in agriculture.

What do bats do to humans?

Though bats are mostly harmless, they have been known to attack and bite humans. Bats are also notorious vectors of some pretty serious zoonotic diseases (such as rabies and Ebola) which can be transmitted to those they bite.