Why are bats and mosquitoes too afraid to come out and suck people's blood in the sunshine?

Question

Why are bats and mosquitoes too afraid to come out and suck people's blood in the sunshine?

Answer 1

They are not, and they do come out during the daylight, if they did not, then malaria could not be transmitted, as every one would simply go to bed, and seal themselves off, from  the "mozzies" at night, and bats are nocturnal, because they feed on the insects at night, ( which are far more numerous, and active ),  as well as having little or no daylight vision, as for bloodsucking, this happens at all times of the day, and night, try getting to sleep, or walking around in the Scottish highlands, and feel free to count the "midge" bites afterwards,  no repellent, no peace, !

Answer 2

I think you have had your head in the clouds for too long,

Mosquitoes do come out in the day and only the females will bite.

Bats are nocturnal creatures, meaning they only come out in the dark, if you got bit by a vampire bat you wouldn't turn into a vampire and most of all you wouldn't really feel it because in a bats saliva there are special enzymes that prevent scabbing and also prevent the spillage of blood.

Answer 3

Mosquitoes ARE out during the day. But bats' eyes are extremely sensitive to bright lights and so only hunt at night, or when it's cloudy and cool in the afternoon you can also spot them

Answer 4

Mosquitoes ARE out in the daytime.  Vampire bats don't feed on the blood of people, they feed on animal, or bird blood..and for there are no vampire bats found in the US, they are all down in S. America.  Bats are sensitive to light, so come out at night.  

Answer 5

Let's get a couple of things straight here, shall we.

Mosquitoes DO come out in the daytime "and" the nighttime.  And, the female Mosquito, and only the female Mosquito, drink the blood of warm-blooded (endothermic) animals, like birds, and Mammals, including man.  They need this for the energy and development of their eggs.  It is not the sucking of the blood that causes discomfort or disease.  It is the transfer of the anti-coagulant that causes swelling and itching, and it is this substance that also can carry disease bacteria or viruses that create great problems for mankind.

Now, the bats.  99.9% of bats are harmless to man.  There are only a very few species of Vampire Bats.  These bats drink the blood of warm bodied animals for nutrition.  They do not commonly bite man, but more usually other animals.  The blood they draw out does little harm.  The only harm is if just one of the bats in a colony has contracted Rabies, it can be transferred to the others and this disease can therefore be passed on to man.

Bats are EXTREMELY beneficial animals and help keep the planet healthy and strong.  The insectivorous bats of the world eat "TONS" of insects every single night.  Yes, tons.  Can you imagine just how many insects that is?  They feed on billions of Mosquitoes too, along with Gnats, Moths, Flies, Crickets, Beetles, etc, etc.

Evolution has developed bats to be strictly "nocturnal" animals, because many, many insects and other food is out at night which they feed upon.  Different species of bats not only feed on insects, but some eat Frogs, Snakes, Fruit, Nectar, Spiders, Lizards, Fish, and even other bats.

Bats are super-wonderful creatures and should always be protected, cherished, and appreciated by mankind.

Answer 6

Mosquitoes do suck people's blood in the sunshine. The females do this so that they can have protein to lay their eggs (the male mosquitoes do not bite).

Bats are not 'afraid to come out and suck our blood' either.

a) Bats do not really 'suck our' blood in the first place: Of the more than 1100 species of bats, only 3 drink blood. All three live in Latin America, and feed primarily on the cattle that are farmed there. Most bats (about 70%)  eat only insects (true for all bats in North America).

b) Bats are not 'afraid' to come out in the day time: Bats are nocturnal, meaning that they naturally come out at night (like owls, raccoons, skunks, etc.). This might be because animals like moths, which many bats eat, are also nocturnal. Also, while it is a myth that bats are blind (they see as well as humans), bats navigate through echolocation (sending out a sound which bounces off objects back to and is interpreted by the bat). Bats, like us, don't see too well in the dark, but echolocation allows them to find prey as small as mosquitoes and to make their way around without hitting anything.