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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A large emergence of bats from the Phoenix bat cave appeared on the National Weather Service radar around 9 p.m. on Saturday. According to a Facebook post from National Weather Service Phoenix, a ...

For more of the best people, places and things to do in Phoenix, check out our 2015 Best of Phoenix awards. It’s just about dark. The sun is fading behind the thick brush along the Arizona Canal west ...

A homeowners association in Chandler is telling Steve Pate he has to get rid of his bat cave; it quite literally houses bats, and the association calls it a "nuisance." He believes he's doing the ...

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 ...