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Description: Pocketed Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus) The female pocketed free-tailed bat mates just prior to ovulation in the spring. It roosts in rocky areas – crevices, overhangs, and sometimes caves. At night it gives a loud, high-pitched call when it drops from its roost. It also calls frequently from its day roost. Body length: 98 - 118 mm Diet: Primarily moths, also ants, wasps, other insects
Title: Pocketed free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus)
Credit: http://www.nps.gov/sagu/naturescience/images/pocketed_free-tailed_bat.jpg ([https://www.webcitation.org/5iafk8bIg Archive link)
Author: United States National Park Service
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