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This spooky season at the Arboretum, we hosted two fun-filled nights of Halloween events full of carved pumpkin trails, a costume contest, terror trail, monster ball, and more! However, the star of our ghoulie season was our native bat colony, Myotis austroriparius<\/em>, and they brought the spook! Students got to watch the bats emerge from their \u201ccave\u201d while being illuminated by a red light. Check out the video below to see our bats in action!<\/p>\n

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This spooky season at the Arboretum, we hosted two fun-filled nights of Halloween events full of carved pumpkin trails, a costume contest, terror trail, monster ball, and more! However, the star of our ghoulie season was our native bat colony, Myotis austroriparius, and they brought the spook! 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