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catbyte

(37,882 posts) Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:40 PM Sep 13

Meet Frank, hel'll change how you see armadillos

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Meet Frank, hel'll change how you see armadillos (Original Post) catbyte Sep 13 OP

Thank you , catbyte. I like Frank. debm55 Sep 13 #1

Possum with armour Bayard Sep 13 #2

Their closest relative... buzzycrumbhunger Sep 13 #5

:) Solly Mack Sep 13 #3

Love them! buzzycrumbhunger Sep 13 #4

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing your pictures. catbyte Sep 13 #6

We traveled to LA back in the 70s -- it was our first time seeing armadillos. They weren't found further north then. eppur_se_muova Sep 13 #10

Yup, they always have identical quads TexasBushwhacker Sep 13 #9

They carry leprosy. That's why Florida has a resurgence. LeftInTX Sep 13 #7

Yup buzzycrumbhunger Sep 13 #8

Frank is adorable 💙💙 he's having so much fun TommieMommy Sep 13 #11

Frank thinks the balls are other male armadillos methinks Ponietz Sep 13 #12

Nine banded armadillos have only been in the US since the late 19th Century. LeftInTX Sep 13 #13

I love and want to protect all critters. Laffy Kat Sep 13 #14

Frank is very cute 🥰 MustLoveBeagles Sep 13 #15

debm55

(51,000 posts)

1. Thank you , catbyte. I like Frank.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:45 PM

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Bayard

(27,139 posts)

2. Possum with armour

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:56 PM

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buzzycrumbhunger

(1,371 posts)

5. Their closest relative...

Reply to Bayard (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 02:35 PM

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… is actually the ANTEATER!

Solly Mack

(95,774 posts)

3. :)

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 02:27 PM

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buzzycrumbhunger

(1,371 posts)

4. Love them!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 02:33 PM

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We had a pair of armadillos dig a nest under our lanai (I’m in FL, so these are 9-banded armadillos) and eventually emerged with four little ones. They were ADORABLE, and fearless. It was really sad when they grew old enough to venture out of the back yard and head into the vacant lots across the street, but it was a privilege to be able to see them grow up.

catbyte

(37,882 posts)

6. That's awesome! Thanks for sharing your pictures.

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 02:38 PM

Sep 13

I read that armadillos have made their way into Michigan so I hope to meet one someday.

eppur_se_muova

(40,108 posts)

10. We traveled to LA back in the 70s -- it was our first time seeing armadillos. They weren't found further north then.

Reply to catbyte (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 04:32 PM

Sep 13

They sure have been spreading rapidly ever since. Can you guess why ?? Hint: it's due to a fraud !

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TexasBushwhacker

(21,019 posts)

9. Yup, they always have identical quads

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 03:58 PM

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LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)

7. They carry leprosy. That's why Florida has a resurgence.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 02:43 PM

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buzzycrumbhunger

(1,371 posts)

8. Yup

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 03:56 PM

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That’s what kept me from touching them when they’d come close…They didn’t make it easy, though!

TommieMommy

(2,387 posts)

11. Frank is adorable 💙💙 he's having so much fun

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 04:36 PM

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Ponietz

(4,042 posts)

12. Frank thinks the balls are other male armadillos methinks

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 04:42 PM

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LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)

13. Nine banded armadillos have only been in the US since the late 19th Century.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:17 PM

Sep 13

They are on the run!

I think they either have poor hearing or poor eyesight.

Laffy Kat

(16,779 posts)

14. I love and want to protect all critters.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:39 PM

Sep 13

Yet, I don't think I could bring myself to pick Frank up. There's something about their undersides that gross me out. I do think they are very cute, though. Down south where I grew up, we called them possums on the half-shell.

MustLoveBeagles

(13,636 posts)

15. Frank is very cute 🥰

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 11:11 PM

Sep 13

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