Like guac and margaritas? Thank a bat

摘要

It's no coincidence advocates are unleashing the bat signal this week.Today marks the beginning of Bat Week, and they want you to know just how important the conservation of the environmentally and economically friendly mammal is."I think there are a lot of myths surrounding bats. They are often associated with ghosts and goblins, especially this time of year," said Juliet Nagel, a graduate research assistant at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science at its Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, Md. "They're really fascinating animals."