Armadillos

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Armadillos — page 4 — Moonlight filters through the Colombian rainforest as a giant armadillo curiously curiously approaches a termite mound Constructed of mud termite saliva and dung the 14 foot tall 4 3 m mound towers above the armadillo like a rock hard sand castle The armadillo rises onto his back legs and sniffs the structure for signs of life His acute sense of hearing detects the colony of insects within the mound Using his

Armadillos — page 5 — 12 inch long 30 5 cm middle claw like a miner's pickax the armadillo rips into the side of the mound tearing away chunks to expose the maze of tunnels within Then the armadillo presses his face into the gaping hole and uses his long sticky tongue to capture the fleeing insects He leans back and strikes again with both front feet More of the mound falls away under his powerful claws He will work at this until dawn until every last termite has been devoured

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