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Armadillo Book, The by Bill Bryant, 1983-03-30 There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos: A Work of Political Subversion by Jim Hightower, 1998-09-01 The armadillo: Its relation to agriculture and game, by E. R Kalmbach, 1944 Digging Armadillos (Pull Ahead Books) by Judith Jango-Cohen, 1999-04 Amazing Armadillos (Step into Reading) by Jennifer Mckerley, 2009-08-25 Armadillo: A Novel by William Boyd, 2000-04-11 The Armadillo (Wildlife of North America) by Steve Potts, 1999-08 The Armadillo Whisperer by Denniger Bolton, 2008-01-14 The Evolution and Ecology of Armadillos, Sloths and Vermilinguas (Portuguese Edition) Redneck Riviera: Armadillos, Outlaws and the Demise of an American Dream by Dennis Covington, 2004-12-13 Don't Ever Cross That Road! An Armadillo Story by Conrad J. Storad, 2007-09-01 Alice the Armadillo: A Tale of Self Discovery (Animal Fair Values) by Felicia Law, 2009-12-15 The Astonishing Armadillo (Nature Watch) by Dee Stuart, 1993-03 Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras: Understanding the World's Most Intriguing Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, 2010-02-01

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21. Armadillos
    1 armadillos are toughlooking mammals. To fortify their image, they wear armor (also called carapace) made of hard, bony plates. Of the 20 different species, some have  
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    Extractions: Armadillos Armadillos are tough-looking mammals. To fortify their image, they wear armor (also called carapace) made of hard, bony plates. Of the 20 different species, some have transverse bands in the middle of their bodies, but others do not. The number of such bands each species has often becomes part of its name. For example, the three-banded armadillo has three bands. Likewise, the six-banded armadillo has six bands. The nine-banded armadillo, however, does not always follow the rule. It may have eight or nine bands. Armadillos live in grasslands or forested areas. Originally, they were restricted to South America. Yet, throughout the course of thousands of years, two managed to expand their habitats to include Central America as well. The two species are the northern naked-tailed armadillo and the nine-banded armadillo. While the former has been content with its newfound territory ever since it arrived in Central America, the latter was not satisfied. In the 1800s, the nine-banded armadillo made its debut in the United States, deeming it the only armadillo species found in North America. The nine-banded armadillo now thrives in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and several other southern states.

22. TPWD: Armadillos – Introducing Mammals To Young Naturalists
    Introducing Mammals to Young Naturalists, armadillos armadillos For assistance with accessibility on any TPWD documents, please contact accessibility@tpwd.state.tx.us  
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    Extractions: Local Navigation Main Content TPWD Home Print Friendly ... Making Tracks Related Young Naturalist Links For assistance with accessibility on any TPWD documents, please contact accessibility@tpwd.state.tx.us Armadillo-mania is contagious in the Lone Star State, as Texans, for no apparent reason, have adopted this armor-plated critter as their mascot. Affection for the near-sighted rooter has reached the faddish level as decals, games, puzzles, candles, stuffed toys, figurines, jewelry, T-shirts, and other items are decorated with or shaped to resemble armadillos. A feeding armadillo sensing danger may stand up on its hind legs and appear to look around, but its eyesight is quite poor and it is actually sniffing the air for enemies. The nine-banded armadillo belongs to a primitive order of mammals called Endentata, which means "toothless." However, this name is misleading where the armadillo is concerned. Although it lacks incisor and canine teeth, it does have twenty-eight to thirty-two peglike molars set well back in its jaws. Since the seven or eight teeth lining each side of the upper and lower jaws are not visible unless the mouth is fully opened, it is easy to see why the animal was thought to be toothless. Further classification of the nine-banded armadillo places it in the sub-order Xenarthra, which apparently developed in South America. Anteaters, sloths, and armadillos make up the three families within this sub-order and, with the exception of the nine-banded armadillo, all other members are restricted to Central and South America.

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24. Armadillo, Dasypus Novemcinctus Damage Control Information
    How to control Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus damage on your home or property.  
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    Extractions: Washington, DC 20090-6464 Fig. 1. Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus The armadillo ( Dasypus novemcinctus ) is a rather interesting and unusual animal that has a protective armor of “horny” material on its head, body, and tail. This bony armor has nine movable rings between the shoulder and hip shield. The head is small with a long, narrow, piglike snout. Canine and incisor teeth are absent. The peglike cheek teeth range in number from seven to nine on each side of the upper and lower jaw. The long tapering tail is encased in 12 bony rings. The track usually appears to be three-toed and shows sharp claw marks. The armadillo is about the size of an opossum, weighing from 8 to 17 pounds (3.5 to 8 kg). The armadillo ranges from south Texas to the southeastern tip of New Mexico, through Oklahoma, the southeastern corner of Kansas and the southwestern corner of Missouri, most of Arkansas, and southwestern Mississippi. The range also includes central Alabama, Georgia, and most of Florida (Fig. 2). Fig. 2. Range of the armadillo in North America.

25. Armadillos | MDC
    What I see has to be science fiction straight out of an artist's imagination. I'll draw a creature born with armor, says the artist. That's cool.  
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    Extractions: Search this site: Published on: Mar. 2, 1997 Last revision: Oct. 26, 2010 Written by Suzanne Wilson What I see has to be science fiction straight out of an artist's imagination. "I'll draw a creature born with armor," says the artist. "That's cool. Long snout, small mouth, bumpy tongue covered with sticky saliva. Tapering tail with ever decreasing armor rings. More detail - hair sticking out between the chinks in the carapace and below it. What else? Aha! Long, sharp claws!" The artist draws it springing into the air, claws spread. But the creature I'm approaching is real, a living work of nature's art, and it's no threat to me, though it might jump three or four feet straight up if startled. The size of an extra-large house cat, it's oblivious to my presence. All it wants to do with those claws is dig for the insects its sensitive, snuffling nose detects underground. This timid mammal in search of food at the Drury-Mincy Conservation Area in Taney County is Dasypus novemcinctus, the nine-banded armadillo, a k a the common long-nosed armadillo. Novemcinctus refers to the nine narrow plates that allow flexibility in its midsection. Since 1980, the nine-banded armadillo has made itself at home in Missouri, moving northward to and even across the Missouri River, according to a 1994 report by Kimberley Lippert Mackey and Paul T. Schell, then graduate students at Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield. Survey respondents in areas around Cassville, Roaring River State Park and West Plains reported the most sightings. (Conservationist readers participated in the survey.)

26. Austin's Armadillo Home Page
    Texas is covered with armadillos. And not just on the roads, either. Because of this, we at Austin City Links are dedicating this page to the importance of armadillos  
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    Extractions: Home to the Armadillo Texas is covered with armadillos. And not just on the roads, either. Because of this, we at Austin City Links are dedicating this page to the importance of armadillos (specifically, the nine-banded variety). Armadillos don't see well. They don't hear well, either. But they do have long, sharp claws, and they have been known to eat lawyers. The armadillo may well be the best-loved animal in Austin. The Armadillo World Headquarters was once the hottest club in Austin , and it's still quite a legend around these parts. It consisted of a large auditorium and Biergarten, and the inside walls were decorated with large murals of local musical heroes/heroines festooned with armadillos, all by artist Jim Franklin. The cutting table in the kitchen featured casework made from the pine benches of the Vulcan Gas Company, another legendary Austin club. All sorts of people played there, ranging from Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker to folks like Frank Zappa , Kraftwerk, and Roxy Music . The Armadillo was located at the corner of South 1st Street and Barton Springs Road, but the land was bought out in the 1980's and is now home to a highrise bank building.

27. Armadillos!
    The Armadillo Page! What is an armadillo? Armadillo ar*ma*dil*lo (noun), plural -los Spanish, from diminutive of armado armed one, from Latin armatus.  
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    Extractions: The Armadillo Page! What is an armadillo? Armadillo - ar*ma*dil*lo (noun), plural -los [Spanish, from diminutive of armado armed one, from Latin armatus]. First appeared 1577. Any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals found from the southern U.S. to Argentina and having the body and head encased in an armor of small bony plates. Kingdom: Animalia Predators (Most eat armadillos you know.) Life History Armadillos enjoy eating ants and they can devour up to 40,000 in one meal. Each armadillo eats up to 200 lbs of bugs a year. That's over 6 billion lbs of bugs for the entire US population of 'dillos per year. They also eat some plant foods such as cedars and beautyberries and carrion (you know, dead meat or roadkill.)

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29. Armadillos - Ninebanded Armadillo Photos And Information
    armadillos Offers armadillo photos, ninebanded information, and merchandise.  
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30. Home - Armadillos
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32. Answers.com - Armadillos Questions Including "What Does A Pangolin Look Like"
    armadillos Questions including What does a pangolin look like and What sound does a armadillo make  
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33. Controlling Armadillos - Control, Prevention, Trapping, And Removal
    Armadillo control, prevention, removal, and trapping services by United Wildlife Animal Control.  
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    Extractions: Home Animals Diggers Armadillo Control Armadillo Trapping, Removal, and Prevention Call us now at or contact us online. View our Armadillo Photo Gallery Armadillos Q-1. Where do armadillos live? Q-2. When are armadillos most active? Q-3. What foods do armadillos eat? Q-4. Why should I learn how to get rid of armadillos under my porch, deck, or house? Q-5. I heard armadillos carry diseases. Is that true? Q-6. Will an armadillo hurt my dog or cat? Q-7. I want to trap or kill an armadillo myself. Is that okay? Q-8. How can United Wildlife's armadillo pest control help me get rid of my armadillo problem? Q-9. What are United Wildlife's payment options for armadillo removal or to get rid of armadillos? Q-10. What should I do after United Wildlife armadillo control removes the armadillo? Back to FAQ A. Armadillos, or dasypus novemcinctus , are found in North America, from Texas to New Mexico, into Oklahoma and Missouri, and then extending over to Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Of course, they may be found outside of these states, as well, though these are the areas with the highest armadillo populations. There are 20 species of armadillos, and the species is identified by the number of bands of armor. Only nine-banded armadillos are found in the United States. In the wild, armadillos prefer the shady, dense cover of brush, forests and woodlands, preferably next to rivers. Since they get most of their food by digging into the earth, armadillos prefer loose and porous sandy soil or loam soil. Armadillos will dig their burrows inside rock piles, stumps and brush piles. To avoid or trick predators, the armadillo will often have more than one burrow in any given area.

34. Armadillo Nine Banded Pictures Photos And Information
    Armadillo Nine Banded Offers information, photos, and pictures of armadillos.  
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    Extractions: Everything You Need to Know There are 20 species of armadillos, grouped in nine genera and distributed through America from Argentina to the south-eastern corner of the United States. The best-known is the nine-banded armadillo that ranges northwards from South America into Kansas and Missouri in the United States. It has been studied in detail because it is of economic importance, eating eggs, undermining buildings, and starting erosion on the one hand, but on the other it kills undesirable insects and snakes. The largest is the giant armadillo of the forests of eastern South America which has a 3 ft body and can weigh as much as 130 pounds. It is unusual in having up to a hundred small teeth, more than twice the normal complement for a mammal. The naked-tailed armadillos of central and southern America have five large claws on the front feet. The middle claw is especially large and sickle-shaped. The three-banded armadillo or apara, of Bolivia, Matto Grosso, Argentina and Brazil is the only one able to roll up, and the seperation of the armor from the skin means there is room for the head, legs and tail when it does so. The fairy armadillo of the plains of western Argentina is a strange creature. It

35. 3.8 Armadillos
    The endemic neotropical order of Xenartha or Edentata contains four families of mediumsized or large mammals (622). The anteaters (Fam. Myrmecophagidae), and to a lesser  
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    Extractions: 3.8.1 Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo) The endemic neotropical order of Xenartha or Edentata contains four families of medium-sized or large mammals (622). The anteaters (Fam. Myrmecophagidae), and to a lesser extent the sloths (Fam. Bradybodidae, Megalonychidae) are eaten by some indigenous groups (Table 4). The main game animals among the edentates, however, are the armadillos (Fam. Dasypodidae), representing a total of 20 species, all in Latin America, except Dasypus novemcinctus which is found as far north as the southern United States. Armadillos belonging to the genera Eupharctus Chaetophractus Zaedyus Priodontes Cabassous and Tylopeutes are hunted for food, some more, some less, and are used in craftwork. The long-nosed species of the genus Dasypus, six in number, are the most in demand. Dasypus kappleri, known in Brazil as the "15 kg armadillo", inhabits the high primary forests of Amazonia, the Guianas and southern Venezuela, is the longest of all armadillos at a total adult length of 83-106 cm, and weighs 8.5-10.5 kg (624). We infer from the hunting statistics (32, 479) that it is fairly rare. Dasypus hybridus

36. NSiS: Florida Wildlife - Armadillos
    species info armadillos The Ninebanded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, introduced to Florida in the early 1900's, is found statewide in areas with dense ground cover and  
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    Extractions: The Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus , introduced to Florida in the early 1900's, is found statewide in areas with dense ground cover and sandy soil. It is covered with stiff, bony plates. Nine bands of plates cover the body from shoulder to hip and 12 bands cover the long tail. It has a small, tapered head and snout and a long tongue. Its ears are long and hairless. It has sparse white hairs on its belly.

37. Armadillos | Buzzle.com
    armadillos armadillos, named after their leather armors, are mammals that feed on grubs and insects. Their most notable feature is their ability to curl up into a rolling ball  
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    Extractions: Home World News Latest Articles Escape Hatch ... Endless Buzz Armadillos, named after their leather armors, are mammals that feed on grubs and insects. Their most notable feature is their ability to curl up into a rolling ball, whenever they feel threatened by predators. Know more about these amazing creatures from the articles showcased below.

38. Armadillo Network - DilloScape
    armadillos use their legs to dig into the ground for worms, insects, reptiles, and small mammals. They also dig borrows which they live in. Most armadillos are cat sized and gray  
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39. ADW: Dasypodidae: Information
    armadillos range from the central United States south through Central and South America. They are by far the most diverse group of xenarthrans, with 20 species in 8 genera.  
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    Extractions: editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302358') 2010/10/09 01:09:43.535 GMT-4 By Phil Myers Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae Members of this Family Armadillos range from the central United States south through Central and South America. They are by far the most diverse group of xenarthrans, with 20 species in 8 genera. To most of us, the defining feature of armadillos is their " shell ." This structure consists of bony scutes covered with thin keratinous (horny) plates. The scutes cover most of the dorsal surface of the body. They are interrupted by bands of flexible skin at least behind the head, and in most species, at intervals across the back as well. The belly is soft and unprotected by bone except insofar as some species are able to curl into a ball. Hairs project from the areas between scutes, and in some species the ventral surface is densely hairy as well. The limbs have irregular horny plates covering at least parts of their surfaces; they also may be hairy. The top of the head is always covered by a shield of keratin-covered scutes, and the tail is covered by bony rings. Armadillos vary in size from the tiny fairy armadillo (120 gms) to the giant armadillo (60 kg). Body length ranges from about 125 mm to around 1 m. The snout is short and triangular in some species, long and tubular in others. Some species have large external ears, others do not. The eyes generally seem small. All armadillos have powerful forelimbs, with 3-5 digits (depending on the species) tipped with heavy, curved

40. How To Get Rid Of Armadillos
    Armadillo Control Removal Need armadillo removal in your hometown? Click here for our nationwide list of hundreds of wildlife removal experts, serving all 50 states!  
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    Extractions: Home Services Photos Prices ... FAQ Select Animal Raccoons Squirrels Opossum Armadillos ... Dead Professional advice and resources for nuisance armadillo problems. Need armadillo removal in your hometown? Click here for our nationwide list of hundreds of wildlife removal experts, serving all 50 states! Armadillo Info: The Nine-Banded Armadillo is an unusual creature. It is very ancient, in a family similar to anteaters. They have the unique advantage of wearing a suit of armor, made of bone-like material. They thrive in warm climates with soft soil, such as Texas and Florida. They dig for all of their food, which consists primarily of grubs and earthworms. They also dig large, deep burrows into the ground in which they live and raise young. Armadillos always have identical quadruplets. They have an excellent sense of smell. When startled, they often jump straight up, then run surprisingly fast. They are usually about two feet long and about 12 pounds as adults. They are primarily nocturnal, but sometimes emerge after a rain or in cool weather. Nuisance concerns: Armadillos are expert diggers. They can cause serious damage to a lawn or a nicely landscaped area. However, most of the calls I get regarding armadillos involve their large burrows. They often dig holes in undesirable places, such as underneath a concrete porch, the foundation of a house, or near gas/water lines. If they remove too much dirt from under a concrete foundation, the foundation faces the danger of cracking. Their burrows also attract other animals. If you see a large hole on your property with a lot of dirt thrown out, that's the work of an armadillo. They need to be trapped.

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