The Robbers of my PawPaws This is a small part of the colony of black headed fruit bats that mostly stay down Tooan Tooan Creek. At the moment there are about 3,000 but this can vary when the redheaded ones turn up. This all depends on what fruits or blossoms are in season. Bats are nocturnal creatures that is why they feed at night. Their keen sense of smell is important in locating their food. They have sensitive noses and large eyes that enable them to pick up the scents of flowers and ripe fruit and locate them in darkness. Sometimes they travel many kilometres in search of their favourite trees. Their food consists on fruit, blossoms, nectar, pollen and small seeds of native trees. The fruit juice and pulp is obtained by crushing the fruit. They spit out the skin and fiber after swallowing the juicy pulp. They also may feed on berries such as grapes and cherries.