Local bat populations are getting attention in the Phoenix area due to a recent mosquito surge ahead of Halloween. The Mexican free-tailed bats living in the Phoenix Bat Cave primarily eat larger prey ...

Humans and primates aren't the only animals to use tools to catch dinner. A bizarre species of bug takes resin from plants, which serves as a kind of glue trap for prey, researchers have discovered.

Bats are a natural pesticide. A single bat can eat between 6,000 and 8,000 insects in a night, depending on species and feeding habits. Since 2006, many bat populations in the U.S. have collapsed due ...

DENVER — Dracula might have given bats a not-so-good-reputation as creatures that swoop through the night in search of unsuspecting humans to suck their blood. Tina Jackson wants to dispel those myths ...

There's a startling connection between the collapse of bat populations and a rise in infant mortality, a study published in the journal Science has revealed. The research shows that when insect-eating ...

Tiger beetles generate "anti bat-sonar" to prevent echolocating bats from eating them, scientists say. An experiment suggests the beetles mimic sounds created by poisonous insects that bats avoid.