With Halloween upon us, spooky symbols of the holiday abound — including bats. It just so happens to also be International Bat Week, which celebrates the role of bats in nature. Coincidence?

When you think about a beautiful animal, bats might not immediately come to mind. But for five years running, thousands of people have cast their votes to decide which small toothy winged creature ...

Compact, cute, and hauntingly stylish, this Halloween Bat case keeps your small essentials ... and accordion-style compartments for all your cards. Sistahhhs! You won't be able to get enough ...

Enjoy beautiful bat photography from conservationist and wildlife photographer Merlin Tuttle Marianne Taylor; Photographs by Merlin Tuttle Today is both Halloween and the last day of Bat Week ...

Townsend’s big-eared bats form maternity colonies in the spring before they have their pups.” The event began on 24 October and the winner will be crowned on Halloween. It also coincides with ...

Bats are a natural to associate with Halloween. After all, vampires rank second to witches in their association with all things eerie. But as with all the plants and animals associated with this ...

A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the ... It's timed to wrap up on Halloween, when the winner will be announced. Follow us for more stories like this CapRadio provides a trusted source ...

It was a tense competition. Out of eight bats who were finalists in the Halloween beauty pageant, it was down to the dark-furred hoary bat from Oregon named Hoary Potter — against a western ...

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Bats' biggest boon to humans may be in their diet. A single bat can eat thousands of insects per night, ridding the air of mosquitoes and other pests.

Even if she doesn’t take home top honors this Halloween, Busk said she’ll be happy with the outcome. “I took the photo of Hoary Potter, but all bats are the real winners,” she said.