They are loathsome flying rodents who perform no services for us
There are several myths in one sentence here. Some people may look at bats and say they are loathsome, but we like to look at bats as they are and see a cute, wonderful creature. bats are not in the family rodentia to which all rodents belong. This means they are not related to rats and mice directly, but merely related in that they are mammals. As long as you can claim a profound love for mosquitoes then you can say that bats perform no services for man. A single bat can eat enough mosquitoes in a single evening to save several people the agony of these insects that bite and cause great itching bumps protecting us from malaria, dengue, and yellow fever