The wing that the bat uses to fly with is made up of 2 layers of skin. Bats are agile fliers. They can twist and turn to dart after their prey at great speeds. One bat twists 7 times and darts 8 times to capture its prey, and other bats can imitate the first bat. When bats are flying they use their tails for balance and for sudden turns and changes of direction.
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
One kind of bat that lives all over the U.S. is the Red Bat. They are only 3 inches long and look like dry leaves hanging in a tree. They fly 13 mph. If a group of Red Bats are flying to Florida from Chicago, how long would it take them if it was 850 miles. In flight aircraft rely on radar to find their way through clouds, fog, and mountain ranges.