Imagine being able to fly through pitch-black caves, dart between tree branches at midnight, and snatch a tiny insect out of ...

Enormous numbers of insects fly at night, and with the exception of spiders, there are few competitors for such food. Other than the occasional owl or snake, there are also few predators that can ...

When they emerge at night in large numbers, bats avoid colliding with each other by adjusting both their flight patterns and ...

Bats navigate thanks to a combination of powerful night vision and echolocation ... In the centre of cities it's almost never truly dark and peregrines have discovered that it might be easier to get a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Did you know that the Mexican free-tailed bat is Texas’ official flying mammal? These bats are beneficial to the state, helping with insect control and pollination. Bats ...

Now, the University of Wyoming researcher is starting a new collaboration with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) to use the same mist net lanes to catch bats by night. “We are really ...