Discover Nature this week with Missouri’s creepy critters. It's that spooky time of year -- when plastic bats and spiders ...

Bats have long been a symbol for Halloween. The little black creatures are strange in that they hang upside down and live in dark caves with just enough mystery to make them spooky. But experts say ...

A disease that has killed millions of bats across multiple states and Canada has been found in Missouri, marking its advent west of the Mississippi River and spelling possible trouble for agriculture ...

ST. LOUIS — Shadowy figures have recently frequented St. Louis' skies as Missouri's only flying mammal nears the end of its mating season. Bats remain a mystery to many, despite being frequent icons ...

LEASBURG, Mo. -- You don't have to go far to find bats at Onondaga Cave State Park. Just inside the interior glass doors that lead into one of America's most spectacular caves, a dozen or so tiny ...

Dozens of Missouri's bat caves will be closed as a result of the recent discovery of white nose syndrome, a fungus responsible for killing more than a million bats in the eastern United States.

Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too. By Rachel Nuwer Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may do it ...