Credit: iStock/Wirestock October has taken the stage. The leaves blush red, pumpkins smile from porches and classic films retell the Slavic folklore of the night: vampires! Vampires may not be real, but their origins are linked to bats—one of the ecosystem’s most fascinating and spooky mammals. Bats are nocturnal mammals that evolved with powered flight … Continue reading Nature’s Vampires: The Flying and Feeding of Bats