tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post8040697910783418281..comments2023-10-12T09:52:23.342-04:00Comments on eViL pOp TaRt: ArmadilloseViL pOp TaRthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15039755407564122331noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-3365820241478063332015-05-10T06:20:44.021-04:002015-05-10T06:20:44.021-04:00Years ago it was common to see them as Florida roa...Years ago it was common to see them as Florida road kill. But rarely now so I assumed there were fewer of them. Had no idea they were migrating north. Enjoyed the post.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640663629610290592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-62581041824874103862015-05-09T05:43:09.609-04:002015-05-09T05:43:09.609-04:00The armadillo might make a good mascot for an Army...The armadillo might make a good mascot for an Army tank unit, just as the hedgehog was used for a time (not sure if it still is) as an advertising symbol for the German Bundeswehr (army). Both the hedgehog and the armadillo appear in one of the classic "Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling called "The Birth of the Armadillo" (http://www.boop.org/jan/justso/armadil.htm). My mother used to read that story about "stickly-prickly" and "slow, solid" to us many years ago.Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-84010673480503855082015-05-09T03:07:22.546-04:002015-05-09T03:07:22.546-04:00Oh - so no armadillo barbeque!
What a drag; they l...Oh - so no armadillo barbeque!<br />What a drag; they look like they'd be crunchy.Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-31795826011833565852015-05-08T18:21:14.016-04:002015-05-08T18:21:14.016-04:00We got them in Lauderdale County. And coyotes! We got them in Lauderdale County. And coyotes! Elvis Wearing a Bra on His Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996404654445425458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-2449898070423685372015-05-08T17:12:03.013-04:002015-05-08T17:12:03.013-04:00fun romp with the little armored ones!
ALOHA ...fun romp with the little armored ones!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu, <br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> =^..^=Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-3410772807022676222015-05-08T11:45:59.372-04:002015-05-08T11:45:59.372-04:00I haven't seen one here in St. Louis but it se...I haven't seen one here in St. Louis but it seems their migration will bring them here eventually. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-84875689187445863782015-05-08T10:05:18.229-04:002015-05-08T10:05:18.229-04:00i think they used an armadillo as the mascot in th...i think they used an armadillo as the mascot in the movie 'unnecessary roughness'. i know not to touch them when my dogs find a carcass or part of one. but i also thought that the footpads of mice also carried the disease which could lead to leprosy.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244308614877476148.post-15924822430715658252015-05-08T09:02:53.723-04:002015-05-08T09:02:53.723-04:00Hmmmm...can't imagine what prompted this very ...Hmmmm...can't imagine what prompted this very interesting reflection on armadillos. You missed our local mascot...a billy goat! We see lots of these armadillo critters as road kill, and you are right about their destructive habits!Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.com