I Vant to Tell Vou about Zee Batz

On this Halloween, it's good to be reminded that while bats are maligned, they are also cute and endangered and ecologically important. (Dracula notwithstanding). While you're appreciating them, also read about why bats are important for tequila. (At left, you see a big brown bat, one of the seven species native to Minnesota; image courtesy of the bats section of the Animal Diversity Web.)