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Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Orlando Wetlands

Reference Links:

Nine-Banded Armadillo - National Wildlife Federation

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
James McNair
The Nine-Banded Armadillo has a type of armor that covers the body. However, the underside of the body doesn’t have such protection. While most of them do have 9 bands of that armor, some have more or less depending on location. Their skin is tough and they have course hair. All of this helps them to be protected from predators and from their environment. On their middle toes they have very long claws that allow them to dig with ease. They have very small teeth. http://bioexpedition.com/nine-banded-armadillo/
Jae
Great spotting and serie of photos, James.
The MnMs
Nice spotting..I would love to once see them directly in their natural habitat :-)
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PublishedJuly 23, 2014

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