"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

[Murphy Slaw]

I just saw my third live coyote, this one in my back yard at nine o'clock on a bright morning.
pics later.

I don’t know where you’re at, but that looks just like our southern Illinois coyotes.

We’ve been getting armadillos around here in the last few years. We never had them 20 years ago. I guess they walked across the bridges.

 

[screened porch]

I don’t know where you’re at, but that looks just like our southern Illinois coyotes.

We’ve been getting armadillos around here in the last few years. We never had them 20 years ago. I guess they walked across the bridges.

SW Michigan.
Somebody in Arizona tells me they're bigger and uglier there.

 

[Murphy Slaw]

SW Michigan.

You got armadillos yet?

They’re on their way, I saw a dead one headed north on 45 the other day…

 

[screened porch]

You got armadillos yet?

They’re on their way, I saw a dead one headed north on 45 the other day…

By the time armadillos get to Michigan, I'll probably be dead of something else.
Of course that's when they get you.

 

[Ironbut]

You got armadillos yet?

They’re on their way, I saw a dead one headed north on 45 the other day…

I used to drive a truck years ago, and hauled produce & fruit out of Florida. Armadillos always reminded me of 'possums with armor.
I read somewhere that they can carry leprosy, so they can just stay down south.

 

[mbkr]

I used to drive a truck years ago, and hauled produce & fruit out of Florida. Armadillos always reminded me of 'possums with armor.
I read somewhere that they can carry leprosy, so they can just stay down south.

They've made their way to mid-Missouri. Considering that its wide with a strong current, I wondered how they got across the Missouri River. Surprisingly, they are good swimmers

 

[Peregrin]

I hope all you Dads have a great Father's Day!
I'm grilling some hot dogs for the grandkids.

 

[Jack Black]

I hope all you Dads have a great Father's Day!
I'm grilling some hot dogs for the grandkids.

https://imgur.com/a/QsG1aFc

Have a great day Gary Happy Father's Day gents

 

[r8shell]

They've made their way to mid-Missouri. Considering that its wide with a strong current, I wondered how they got across the Missouri River. Surprisingly, they are good swimmers

Backstroke. Their armor's like a built in kayak.

 

[mrknife]

life finds a way

 

[screened porch]

Have I read somewhere that armadillos swallow enough air to float themselves?

 

[5K Qs]

Have I read somewhere that armadillos swallow enough air to float themselves?

I read that in Wikipedia today, after the "chatter" here piqued my curiosity about armadillos.

- GT

 

[mbkr]

life finds a way

 

[meako]

I think you'll find that to be an Armadilicus Rex

 

[Murphy Slaw]

They crossed the Ohio River on I-24…

 

[meako]

March of The Armadillos...sounds like a sci fi horror movie or CW McCall song.

 

[mrknife]

March of The Armadillos...sounds like a sci fi horror movie or CW McCall song.

"we got us a convoy"

 

[knarfeng]

"we got us a convoy"

"ain't she a beautiful sight."

RIP to CW.

 

[Murphy Slaw]

I wondered how they got across the Missouri River.

They use the bridge.

Fire ants will be next.

 

[mbkr]

They use the bridge.

Maybe. I find it odd that I've never seen a dead one on the bridge. There are plenty of dead ones along the roads.

From the Missouri Department of Conservation:

“Armadillos can actually swim and float across bodies of water by gulping air into their intestines to make themselves more buoyant,” explained Shank. “They can even hold their breath for up to five minutes and float across bodies of water, or they can sink to the bottom like a rock and just walk across the bottom. It’s possible that their ability to swim has allowed them to expand to new areas and establish new territory.”

Tiny Tanks

Nine-banded armadillos are tough, tenacious... and everywhere (but mainly on the side of the road).

mdc.mo.gov