Bat poop—yes, bat poop—is far more fascinating than you might think. You probably don’t give it much thought (unless it’s in your attic), but believe it or not, bat droppings have shaped history, ...

Twelve people on a family vacation last December were sickened when they came into contact with bat droppings while touring the popular Venado Caves in Costa Rica, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

Bats aren’t much different from any other creature. “They’re looking for three things: food, shelter, and water,” says Kyle Morgan of Care Pest Pros, a pest control company in Spicewood, Texas. Your ...

A dozen family members — including one as young as eight — were sickened by histoplasmosis after coming in contact with bat droppings in a cave Getty Twelve people on a family vacation last December ...

Rosie is a freelance writer living in London. She has covered everything from ancient Egyptian temples to exciting medical breakthroughs, but she particularly enjoys writing about wildlife, ...

The main signs of a bat infestation are piles of rice grain-sized droppings and dark urine stains. Ammonia smells, scratching and squeaking at night, or bats around your yard are also common signs.