9 Banded Tapestries

An Illuminated 9-banded Armadillo.

A digital painting illustration of a nine banded armadillo who is getting ready to go swimming. Made to illustrate the following facts: The Nine-Banded Armadillo is the only armadillo found in the United States. The term “armadillo” means “little armored one” in Spanish. Armadillos are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata with a leathery armour shell. The nine-banded armadillo is a solitary, mainly nocturnal animal, found in many kinds of habitats, from mature and secondary rainforests to grassland and dry scrub. It is an insectivore, feeding chiefly on ants, termites, and other small invertebrates. The armadillo can jump 3–4 ft (91–122 cm) straight in the air if sufficiently frightened, making it a particular danger on roads