This is one of the four Armadillos we spotted while on our bike ride yesterday. I don't know if they are deaf or just really have no fear of what other animals (us) are near them. We approached these little armored mammals, not rodents, and they kept rooting under the leaf cover looking for a meal of grubs and bugs. The only time they fled, and that was a slow pace, was when we walked directly toward them.
Texas is sliced into five sections, North, South, East, West and Central, all, except the East is fenced. Texans love their fences. I guess this is a memorial to all those fences as there is really no purpose for this fence. Some mysteries are best left unsolved.
Flood gauges abound in the lower wash plains. The washes are so plentiful that bridging or laying culverts would be cost prohibitive. The decision whether or not to cross during flood stage is left to the individual....which isn't always a good thing. Between October 17 & 31 of 1998 22 inches of rain fell in central TX with 31 drownings reported due to attempted fords during high water.
Tarantula Hawk Wasp
I didn't know we were in Tarantula country already. Always new things to learn when we leave the shelter of our familiar surroundings.
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