Some species of bats are eating spotted lanternflies, an invasive insect that’s caused millions of dollars of damage to trees and crops since its arrival in the United States 10 years ago.

Want to know what bats eat? Just remember — what goes in must come out. That's the principle used by researchers from the University of Bristol in the U.K. and the Biodiversity Institute of ...

Carter can take Shiny out of the bat enclosure for a night and keep him in a separate cage where he doesn't eat. Then on his return to the other bats, he can observe whether any other bats are ...

Arizona has 28 species of bats that eat annoying insects and pollinate plants. Here's when they come out and what to do if one gets in your house.

Bats are able to consume an extraordinary amount of sugar with no ill effects. Scientists are trying to learn more about how bats do it — and whether humans can learn from their sugar response.

Arizona has 28 species of bats that eat annoying insects and pollinate plants. Here's when they come out and what to do if one gets in your house. advertisement. It's almost bat season in Arizona.

Arizona has 28 species of bats, second only to Texas in the U.S, but bats in Arizona are unlikely to do anything more than eat bugs and pollinate plants. Bats are protected by law in Arizona.

You've probably heard the one about the bat and the mosquito. One of them can eat up to 1,000 of the other every hour! That's 12,000 per night! 4.3 million per year, even in a non-Leap Year!

The bats also eat seasonally, changing their diet based on insects available and depending on the bats' own phases of pregnancy and lactation. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now.

Bats are able to consume an extraordinary amount of sugar with no ill effects. Scientists are trying to learn more about how bats do it — and whether humans can learn from their sugar response.

Bats are able to consume an extraordinary amount of sugar with no ill effects. Scientists are trying to learn more about how bats do it — and whether humans can learn from their sugar response.