Of all the bats sharing Aiken County with us, the Brazilian free-tailed bat is the one with the best resume.
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Brown Recluse Spiders: Natural History, Behavior, and the Truth About South Carolina
Few spiders carry a reputation like the brown recluse. It’s also one of the most misidentified animals in the country
BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS IN AIKEN COUNTY
The Bite Everyone’s Heard Of — What’s Actually True, and What to Do About It
Bats vs. Birds: Same Job, Two Completely Different Toolkits
Bats and birds both solved the same problem — how to get off the ground and stay there
Bat Superlatives: The Biggest, Smallest, Fastest, Loudest, and Longest-Living Bats on Earth
World-Record Bats: Questions & Answers
Bat Nest Boxes: Why Bats Matter, the Real Risks of an Attic Colony, and How to Build Them a Better Home
Bats and people can absolutely coexist — the trouble starts when “coexist” means “share the same attic.”
Bat Echolocation: How Bats “See” With Sound, and Why the Old Blindness Myth Is Backwards
“Blind as a bat” might be the most confidently wrong phrase in the English language. Every bat species has functional eyes, and many see quite well. What actually makes bats remarkable isn’t an absence of sight
Banana Spider in South Carolina: The Beneficial Giant in Your Backyard
“Banana spider” is the common name for the golden silk orbweaver, Trichonephila clavipes, previously classified as Nephila clavipes. It’s not a new arrival
SPIDERS IN AIKEN COUNTY
What’s Actually Dangerous — and What’s Just Doing Its Job
WHY IS AIKEN COUNTY SUDDENLY FULL OF BATS?
A field guide to your new dusk neighbors — plus the bug that loves to impersonate a bed bug