When bats inevitably come up in conversation this Halloween, you can help spread the word about unsung bat super powers – and be a hero for bats. Celebrate Bat Week 2018 from October 24-31.

A photo shows the white bat inside its typical roost, a specific type of “rolled” up leaf. The Thyroptera tricolor, or Spix’s disc-winged bat, with leucism as seen in its roost in Belize.

These conjoined bat twins were discovered under a mango tree by a boy in 2001 in southeastern Brazil and recently studied by a research team seeking to learn more about this unusual phenomenon.

A photo shows the white bat inside its typical roost, a specific type of “rolled” up leaf. The Thyroptera tricolor, or Spix’s disc-winged bat, with leucism as seen in its roost in Belize.