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Texas is home to the largest known bat colony on Earth.

Every summer, an estimated 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from beneath the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin. The spectacular nightly flight attracts visitors from around the world and helps Texas agriculture by consuming enormous quantities of insects. Researchers estimate the colony eats tens of thousands of pounds of insects every night, including many crop pests, providing millions of dollars' worth of natural pest control each year.

This surprising ecological role makes one of Texas' most famous wildlife attractions far more important than just a tourist spectacle—it's also a major benefit to the state's farmers and ecosystems.