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Brazilian free tailed bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

Description:

•They eat moths, beetles, true bugs, flies, dragonflies, wasps and ants, but they are also pollinators. •Their predators are hawks, owls, falcons, kites, opossums, skunks, raccoons and snakes. •They use echolocation for navigation and detecting prey.

Habitat:

Caves, buildings -I saw this bat in the bathroom in Itaipava(RJ,Brazil)

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BrunoMoller
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BrunoMoller

Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil

Spotted on Jan 12, 2015
Submitted on Jan 12, 2015

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