Instead the nectar bats are forced to travel up to 80 miles each night to feed on wild agave and cactus. This has contributed to driving down the species’ population, first landing them on the ...

The Pallas' long-tongued bat has a neat trick at the tip of its tongue — tiny hairlike structures that fill with blood and stand straight out. This turns the tongue into a nectar-slurping mop at ...

The lesser long-nosed bat belongs to a large family of nectar-feeding bats that are important pollinators, especially in tropical habitats. The pallid bat, in contrast, is the only nectar feeder known ...

A British retiree managed to capture a stunning image of a Long Tongue bat licking nectar from a flower while he was on vacation in Costa Rica. John Hudson, 72, ...

Some talented humans can fold their tongues into a three-leaf clover, but some bats accomplish an even greater feat: Hair-like structures on their tongue tips stand to attention when they lap up ...

Perhaps nothing is more apropos in summer than learning about our sun. You can this weekend at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Or check out these other bright events. Got an event ...

Nectar bats may have nature’s biggest sweet tooth. Each night, the creatures scour the jungle for blossoming flowers in order to consume as much as 150% of their body weight in liquid sugar ...

Pallas’s bats specialize in nectar sipping much as hummingbirds do. Comparing wingbeats, bat vs. bird, revealed differences, though.

Winifred F. Frick, Ryan D. Price, Paul A. Heady, Kathleen M. Kay. Insectivorous Bat Pollinates Columnar Cactus More Effectively per Visit than Specialized Nectar Bat. The American Naturalist ...