Endangered Cedar Park residents

	Hi, my name is Ricky- Rhadine persephone and I live in a cave near Cedar Park, Texas.  Along with my sister, Rebecca. We are cave beetles the size of a red ant. We are only found in about 50 caves, all near Cedar Park, Texas. 

 	What are we and why should you care?

Well, the start off, yes we are insects, but we are special insects. As we mentioned before, Rhadine persephone  is an extremely rare beetle.  Since we have been in these caves for thousands of years, I guess you would have to say we are some of the earliest Texans.  Since we never leave our home, the cave, we really have not had much influence on what going on up their where you live until recently.
A number of Cave Preserves have been set up around our homes.  In addition to our protection, this gives you access to some great parks.  When the cavers monitor the caves, they look for any problems that may affect the cave life.  If chemicals, sewage, etc., is found in the cave, it is reported and resolved.  In this aspect, we help protect your water supply.

For more information contact:    	Texas Cave Conservancy 	
 
     TCC-Caves@austin.rr.com		512-249-2283