So plants that flower at night proffer their wares in exposed, fly-through positions—easy for bats to find and drink from and removed from cover for arboreal predators such as tree snakes and ...

or trees. In this instance, less energy is required to catch a few large insects than hundreds of tiny moths or gnats. Other bats use their feet to snatch insects from the surface of ponds and lakes.

The main threat to these bats is the loss of trees and thus the flowers and fruits on which they depend. Little red flying foxes remain relatively common, however, and are actually regarded as ...

Baobab trees live to be very old and grow to be ... They are then pollinated by moths and bats. The flowers remain alive for just 24 hours, so by the time the sun sets the next day, they are ...

The trees were the last of the 18,000 trees planted as a result of the Break a Bat, Plant a Tree partnership between the Twins and the Division of Parks and Trails at the Minnesota Department of ...

Plants pollinated by nectar-drinking bats often have flowers that reflect ultrasonic waves, making it easier for the animals to locate flowers through echolocation. But one cactus does the opposite—it ...

According to the agreement, every time a Twins’ pitcher broke the bat of an opposing player during the 2010 season, 100 trees would be planted in one of the 73 Minnesota state parks and ...