[EllaMinnow]

I have been a resident of the Deep South for all of my forty-something years, and I have never seen a live armadillo.

Every armadillo I've seen - and there have been many - were on the side of the road with their legs in the air.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

I lived in Texas for three years and I have never seen a live one. Apparently, when startled, they leap straight up. This makes an encounter with a vehicle deadly.

Some species tame nicely and make good pets.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Armadillos are born dead with tire marks on them.

[Bryan24]

I saw a live one the other day, about 30 ft in front of my speeding minivan.

[speedy]

"Every armadillo I've seen - and there have been many - were on the side of the road with their legs in the air."

Further proof that they are related to possums, except possums tend to lay on their sides with their internal organs displayed externally. Unless that's all part of "playing possum."

[dawn53]

Probably because they're nocturnal, for the most part.

We live in a city in Florida, a residential neighborhood, but very near a nature preserve type park.

I've seen armadillo, opposum, and racoons all wander through my yard (even had a gator in the backyard once, LOL).

Only once or twice have I ever seen one in the daytime.

[4CJ]

I have been a resident of the Deep South for all of my forty-something years, and I have never seen a live armadillo.

We've had 'em come up to the back door. They are pests.

[texson66]

Sota like this?...

[Axenolith]

The first and only live armadillo I ever saw made contact approximately .05 seconds later with the engine mounting cross member of my 1984 Trans AM at ~80mph. I remember thinking "damn, those suckers are fast" (just shot out in road). felt like hitting a cinder block.