Hey, at least you didn’t get stung by both of them… or is “fucking scorpion” the variety?
Man, scorpions suck.
We don’t have armadillos here in Michigan, either. But I always thought they rolled up in a ball when threatened, and ended up looking like an armored soccer ball. Then again, what do I know? I’ve never been to Texas, and the only armadillo I’ve ever seen was dead, skinned, hollowed out, and it tail put in its mouth so that it made a scaly little basket. Basically, it was one of the creepier things I’ve ever seen done with an animal. I sure as hell wouldn’t put anything edible in there, that’s for sure!
A raccoon is another mean critter when it wants to be. We get 'em around here a lot. A coon can do a lot of damage to a dog stupid enough to corner one or attack one. Storm Girl, maybe you need to keep an angry raccoon in your house, just in case the armadillo overlords decide your welcoming gestures aren’t pleasing.
I see armadillos (live, not just squished ones!) all the time, or there are moments such as this morning, when I was watching the meteor shower, I hear them rustling around.
They have always scuttled away from me when we crossed paths, but I do admit that today, when I heard that familiar rustling noise, I edged toward my driveway.
We have possums, raccoons, river otters,gopher tortoises, red-eared sliders, snakes, lizards, etc.
Every now and then, it is obvious that the raccoons have been whooping it up on our front porch. The damage is never that bad, and I am glad our bedroom is at the other end of the house.
Is it that pile of discarded masks in the corner that gives them away?