I know. I just don't like the way they are associated with vampires. I don't think traditional European vampires were ever associated with bats at all (that's Bram Stoker's fault). Real vampire bats only live in Latin America anyway. Europeans didn't even know there was such a thing.





I didn't like the way "Flutterbat" was portrayed as dangerous and reptilian (I don't think any bats have glowing, red slitted eyes, hiss, or have long reptilian tongues--well, except those bats that live on pollen).





Sorry. I just don't like animals or people portrayed negatively when it's completely at odds with reality. I used to be a member of Bat Conservation International, and bats are currently endangered by white nose syndrome, a fungal infection that has wiped out thousands of them.





Poor things. They're in danger right now and people still want to make them into supernatural monsters.

