However, many people use the word to simply describe animals that they personally don’t want to have around.
Somehow, bats got a bit of a scary reputation. Hang them all together or spread them throughout different rooms to spread the scariness! That particular habit is what earned them the name “vampire bats,” and ever since Dracula featured vampires that shapeshifted into bats, their image as a scary animal was fully solidified. Vampiric VerminTechnically, the word “vermin” refers to animals that are harmful to crops, spread diseases, or are generally a nuisance.