It’s the only mammal with a shell. It digs so quickly it can escape predators by burrowing. It can inflate its intestines to cross streams. And it eats fire ants – and other insects – like popcorn.
Meet your new neighbor: The armadillo.
The official state small mammal of Texas has now been reported in nearly every county in the Triangle as it spreads east from its original entry points at the western end of the state…