The bat’s long tongue springs a hidden switch, exploding the pea-pod keel. As it laps deep in the flower’s nectary, spring-loaded anthers burst from the keel and gild the bat’s tiny rump ...

The Black Bat Flower, also known as Tacca chantrieri, is one of the most intriguing flowers you can add to your garden. Native to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia, this plant features large ...

Those noses help them detect the scent of blooming flowers, but it’s their impressive tongues that make lesser long-nosed bats such valuable pollinators: Measuring about three inches ...