Bats

A paralysis-inducing wasp, a color-changing toad and a bat with eerily long teeth — what do all of these critters have in common?

In 2014, 139 new species of plants and animals were discovered in parts of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, an area collectively known as the Greater Mekong region.

Successfully combating the disease has been difficult, but a group has been exploring some new techniques that control the fungus using naturally occurring soil microbes.

Just like Navy engineers who jam the sonar of enemy ships, bats can jam the signals of other bats to ward off competition for food, a new study finds.

Generally, polarized light is something you wear sunglasses to avoid, but for bats, the glare is actually useful.

They want to suck your blood — but not for the taste. Vampire bats have a reduced ability to taste compared to other mammals. Even bitter taste receptors are genetically muted, new research finds.

Bat sex involves unique behaviors not seen in other mammals, including swarming, honking and oral sex.

Even after Halloween, people need to keep looking out for bats.