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, ...

When cold weather hits in late October to mid-November, the Mexican free-tailed bats migrate to Mexico, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. There are more than 1,400 species of bats, ...

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.

Nearly 250,000 bats are back and living underneath the Yolo Causeway for the summer. Eager bat watchers can see them take off at sunset on a tour with wildlife experts.The Mexican free-tailed bats ...

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 ...

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, ...

Swarm of Mexican freetail bats at the Bracken Bat Cave in New Braunfels, TX. (ksat12) So, it’s hard to imagine that they were once ‘enlisted’ to attack another country.