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Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis |
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![]() Also live in the warmer parts of the Americas Populations have declined: Decrease in habitat + damage to roosts + Consumption of pesticides |
Mexican free-tailed bat Latin Tadarida brasiliensis = Brazilian free-tailed bat is native to the Americas. Fossils show that bats have lived for over 50 million years on Earth. About 950 varieties are counted. Bats are very important in the balance of Nature. They are good pollinators, and they eat a lot of insects - giving many plants a chance to thrive. Many people are asking: "What will be my future when there is no bat left?" |
![]() Size: ~80 to 100 mm = ~3 to 4 inches Tail about half the size of the bat Weight: 6 to 13 gram Wingspan up to 30 cm = 12 inches How old: 8 - 12 years Offspring: Only one bat baby a year Social animals that living in large colonies Diet: Insects |
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![]() Small with big ears to hear every sound! Bats use echolocation! They send out a high pitch sound The sound is reflected by an object and in the brain of the bat an image forms. These image shows the bat what is in front of it: A tree trunk or something to eat ... So bats fly around at night, sometimes over 40 miles and eat mainly insects |
![]() That's how we can see them - In flight they look quite impressive! |
![]() At dawn the bats fly out of their caves and start to look for food: Mainly moths, beetles, dragonflies, flies, true bugs, wasps, bees, ants Brazilian free-tailed bats eat large numbers of insects nightly, helping to reduce agricultural pests or disease carrying bugs. There is a very positive economic impact on agriculture, and gardening. Hawks and owls are hunting for bats |
Texas has with the Bracken Cave the largest bat colony with over 20 mill. Mexican free-tailed bats, located close to San Antonio They have to fly ~1,000 miles from Mexico to this cave. After arriving in the cave, the migrant mothers give birth to one pup. ![]() |
![]() At dawn you can see Mexican free-tailed bats dipping into the pond of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve Bats need water as all mammals do At our Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve Mexican free-tailed bats have to navigate well with their echolocation system to fly around our native Texas "cedar" = juniperus trees around our oak and cherry trees! Want to understand Nature better? Want to know more? Send us an email! |
We all play a part in the conservation of bat habitats. The more we know the better we understand the problems of declining bat populations. Share your knowledge with others and encourage them to become involved. |
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