Talk:Bats!/@comment-27872843-20170605015240

This episode has a ton of inconsistencies:

1) Why would the trees wither from the bats' feeding? Eating a tree's fruit shouldn't kill a tree itself.

2) How would simply spitting the seeds out produce more productive trees? Real-life fruit bats are known for their important role in seed dispersal, and many deposit seeds in their droppings, which has vital fertilizing qualities - the vampires' feeding habits would scatter plenty of seeds, but it's unclear how they would be healthier. For that same matter, if the bats were confined to one part of the orchard, mightn't that run the risk of that section being eaten up too quickly?

3) How would Fluttershy know about the bats' seed-dispersing habits if she'd never met vampire fruit bats before?

4) Wouldn't the Apple family have noticed the seeds left behind from the last infestation?

Apart from that, seeing Applejack try to intimidate Fluttershy into agreeing with her just felt painful to watch.