Common big-eared bats eat relatively large insects, such as katydids. Christian Ziegler via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.5 Common big-eared bats are remarkable hunters. In 2019, bat ecologist Inga ...

Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly sophisticated behavior that requires precise, split-second decision making on ...

Of the world’s 1,400 bat species, only eight live in Minnesota. Four of the eight spend the winter hibernating The big brown bat is one of MInnesota's eight known bat species and one of four bats in ...

Public awareness of bats typically peaks around Halloween in the U.S., mostly due to holiday displays and costumes. If Hollywood releases another Batman movie, attention to the species' spikes then, ...

Two pallid bats and a Mexican free-tailed bat at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County. Courtesy Vishal Subramanyan/ Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. When Evan Cole set foot ...

Iowa has nine species of bats, two of which are federally endangered species. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources highlighted its frequent bat surveys and actions to protect their habitat during ...

A close up of a Tri-colored Bat. iSTOCK/COX A close up of a Tri-colored Bat. iSTOCK/COX Swiff. Flutter. Dart to the left. Back to the right. “What’s that? When the answer is “A bat!” it often ends the ...

Just in time for Halloween, bat week is starting on Oct. 24. An international event, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife says that the week is meant to raise awareness about bat ...

A new generation of baby bats is taking flight in our region, leading to a spike in calls from homeowners wondering what to do with little bats clinging to walls, plopped on building ledges and ...