Since armadillos cannot survive the cold they cannot live up in the northern states because they have little body fat to keep themselves warm. Furthermore the armadillo is an invasive species because it also brings disease such as St. Louis encephalitis, leptospires, arboviruses, and leprosy. Armadillos are very common in Florida as I hope you notice the ones on the side of the road that are sadly hit by cars… That is just a representation of the overpopulation showing that they have to move to get there food that they are in neighborhoods that we infested and we kill them on accident by hitting them by cars. People also think they are very pesky animals due to they seem to enjoy messing up your lawn. These armadillos are overpopulated especially since they can control a big area of land with a little population and their
Since armadillos cannot survive the cold they cannot live up in the northern states because they have little body fat to keep themselves warm. Furthermore the armadillo is an invasive species because it also brings disease such as St. Louis encephalitis, leptospires, arboviruses, and leprosy. Armadillos are very common in Florida as I hope you notice the ones on the side of the road that are sadly hit by cars… That is just a representation of the overpopulation showing that they have to move to get there food that they are in neighborhoods that we infested and we kill them on accident by hitting them by cars. People also think they are very pesky animals due to they seem to enjoy messing up your lawn. These armadillos are overpopulated especially since they can control a big area of land with a little population and their