Each month, we get to know one of the state’s many wonderful and quirky critters. Latin name: Dasypus mexicanusSize: Two to three feet long (including tail); ten to twelve poundsTexas habitat: Statewide, except far West TexasTexans have a soft spot for armadillos. The scrappy, scaly mammal adorns countless art prints, bumper stickers, and T-shirts. On Etsy, you can buy solid-gold armadillo earrings ($850) or a vintage belt buckle ($715) bearing the logo of the Armadillo World Headquarters, the seventies Austin music venue that memorably linked the critter to the counterculture movement. This year researchers discovered that there are more species of this strange creature than we knew. In fact, the Texas species now goes by a new name. Wait, what do we call it now?For centuries, scientists…
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