Mexican free-tailed bats belong to a family called Molossidae, and all the bats in this family have what scientists call “spoon-shaped bristles” on their outer toes.

While the Mexican Free-tailed bats are the main tenants, they aren’t the only bat species in our area. Wildlife biologist Jeremiah McKinney is conducting an acoustic survey at Natural Bridge ...

Mexican free-tailed bats belong to a family known as Molossidae, and all the members of this family “have what are termed ‘spoon-shaped bristles’ along the outer edges of toes 1 and 5 ...

"For Texans, these results mean that Mexican free-tailed bats roosting in or near your home are unlikely to be carriers of the Chagas disease-causing parasite," said Dr. Sarah Hamer, ...

Mexican free-tailed bats are the most common bats in Texas and the same ones that are famous for flying out from under a bridge in Austin. The bat was a guest in Abilene.

You may be asking yourself if the Austin area bats are okay during freezing temperatures. When cold weather hits in late October to mid-November, the Mexican free-tailed bats migrate to Mexico ...

WASHINGTON (TND) — Hundreds of Mexican free-tailed bats have been released back into the wild in Texas after wildlife experts helped them recover from hypothermic shock caused by a recent cold ...

This destination is home to over 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats, which fly each night between May and September. Yet another well-known spot is Houston's Waugh Drive Bridge, where roughly ...

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from an abandoned former cotton warehouse owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice across from the Huntsville Unit on August 11, 2022.

Large colonies of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis (TABR)) are found in the southern United States (US), frequently in populated regions. As a result, they may come into contact ...

And the "Phoenix Bat Cave," a storm tunnel along the Arizona Canal near 37th Place, attracts thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats each summer. The bats swarm out nightly, ...

This destination is home to over 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats, which fly each night between May and September. Yet another well-known spot is Houston's Waugh Drive Bridge, where roughly ...