The sound of cicadas humming gives way to high-pitched squeaking. The sky darkens. Some people settle into folding chairs and turn their heads to the sky as little black blobs shoot out of a storm ...

Scorpions and owls aren't the only nocturnal creatures Arizonans are likely to to encounter. Arizona is home to 28 bat species, from the small, agile Myotis to the newest discovery, Mexican long nosed ...

Each night around sunset, in one of the most upscale parts of the city, the bats get ready to fly. They’re Mexican free-tailed bats, a small species found up and down North, Central and South America.

What to know about Phoenix's bat cave and how to watch the bats emerge The Phoenix bat cave is on the north bank of the Arizona Canal, several hundred yards west of 40th Street, north of Camelback ...

PHOENIX — A bat sampled by biologists at Fort Huachuca near Sierra Vista in 2024 tested positive for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) disease in bats. The bat, a cave myotis, was found ...