The scientific name for Mexican Freetailed Bat is Tadarida Brasiliensis.. I think thats what causes the confusion. Nico
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Fritz Holt <[email protected]>wrote: > I have seen them referred to as Brazilian free-tailed bats in other > written material and wondered if they were mistaken and should have said > Mexican or are there two distinct varieties of free-tailed bats? What’s the > answer, Jim? > > > > Fritz > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Nico Escamilla [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, July 26, 2010 12:26 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Another LeBlanc article on caving : Kickapoo > Cavern SP : > > > > Seems like bats no longer want to be Mexican and they turned Brasilian, LOL > > must be all the violence going on :-P > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 10:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Into the dark: Spelunk in the raw abyss of Kickapoo Cavern* > > By Pamela > LeBlanc<http://www.austin360.com/recreation/into-the-dark-822622.html?service=popup&authorContact=822622&authorContactField=0> > > AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF > > Updated: 7:24 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 2010 > > Published: 5:07 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 2010 > > > > Besides the wild cave tours, which are offered by reservation only on > Saturdays, the park is known for its bat population. From April through > September, a colony of more than half a million Brazilian free-tailed bats > swoops out of Stuart Bat Cave, which is slightly smaller than Kickapoo > Cavern, on a nightly mission to feast on insects. > > http://www.austin360.com/recreation/into-the-dark-822622.html > > >
