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Orlando Armadillo Removal - Biology and Facts
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Catch dillos in traps near their burrows.
Armadillo
The Nine-Banded Armadillo is an ususual 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 are not native to Florida, but thrive in this warm climate with soft soil.
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 started, 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 in daylight after a rain or in cooler weather. |
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Description. About the size of a terrier dog, upperparts encased in a bony carapace with
large shields on shoulders and rump and nine bands in between; front feet with four toes, middle two longest;
hind foot five-toed, the middle three longest, all provided with large, strong claws; tail long, tapering and completely
covered by bony rings; color brownish, the scattered hairs yellowish white.
There are 30 or 32 peglike teeth. External measurements average:
total length, 760 mm; tail, 345 mm; hind foot, 85 mm. Weight of adult males, 5-8 kg; females, 4-6 kg.
Burrows. Dens vary from
1 to 5 m in length and from a few centimeters below
the surface to a depth of 1.3 m. Averaging between 17 and 20 cm in diameter,
their plan is usually simple, with few turns except those caused by obstacles such as roots,
rocks, and so forth. Many of the shallow burrows serve as food traps in which insects and
other invertebrates take refuge and to which the armadillo goes on his foraging excursions.
Burrows that are used for breeding purposes usually have a large nest chamber 45 cm or more
in diameter and containing the rather loosely constructed nest of dried leaves, grasses, and
other plant items. These materials are merely stuffed into the chamber and the animal pushes
its way in and out each time the nest is used. Usually, each occupied burrow is inhabited by
only one adult armadillo.
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