In this respect, the bat's nocturnal behavior provides certain advantages. Enormous numbers of insects fly at night, and with the exception of spiders, there are few competitors for such food. Other ...

On rainy nights, the sky belongs to the raindrops. Birds have settled in, insects hide, and bats—nature’s only furry flying mammals—disappear. Why do bats avoid the rain? Is it because raindrops ...

Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight, with over 1,300 species worldwide. From fruit bats to vampire bats, these ...

Using the number of insects individual bats consumed nightly ... not forget that bats are valuable for reasons other than being flying exterminators. In the American Southwest, the free-tailed ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Spiders and bats are Halloween icons, but the only reason you should let them spook you is if you’re a ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern Arizona, but without capturing and measuring the night-flying creatures ...