South Carolina is being invaded by Armadillos

[jtbell]

TL;DR

...by armadillos.

I saw my first live armadillo this morning, a few blocks from my house.

A few weeks ago, I saw a dead one next to one of our main streets.

Armadillos are Increasing Their Presence in South Carolina (SC Public Radio)

 

[Drakkith]

Someone must have run them all out of Texas!

 

[jtbell]

Or they got tired of being run over. "In Texas, there ain't nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos."

 

[jtbell]

Looks like that guy decided he likes it here. Today I saw his family.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Aww they are cute

 

[berkeman]

Just stay away from the tails and you should be okay. They have poisonous barbs on them. I read that somewhere...

 

[Vanadium 50]

I saw his family.

They give birth to identical quadruplets. Or so I was told by someone who studied them in grad school/

 

[BillTre]

They give birth to identical quadruplets. Or so I was told by someone who studied them in grad school/

True. Its used to get identical octoples (twins times 4) for certain studies

 

[Dr Transport]

Armadillos are a sign that fire ants are in your region because they are the only known natural predator for that invasive ant species.

 

[jtbell]

We definitely have fire ants around here, although fortunately we don't have any in our lawn right now.

 

[Bandersnatch]

I hear the nutty Texans use them for racing. It's at least a little bit surprising, as it sounds more like something the Florida Man would do.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Do you have many coyotes where you are? They seem to have figured out how to eat Armadillos.

Of course their biggest thread is the skylark.
The Buick Skylark.

 

[jtbell]

Do you have many coyotes where you are?

Hunters: Help Control Coyotes and Save Our Deer! (SC Department of Natural Resources)

Never seen any, though.

 

[hutchphd]

Don't you only hear them in the distance?......