Armadillo is a mammal of the family Armadillidae in the order Heterodontoides. The armadillo is named after the nine layered ribbon on its body. Armadillos are distributed in the southern tip of South America, along the Caribbean coast, and on the Central American continent. Armadillos are burrowing animals that live underground, hiding during the day and coming out at night. They have poor vision but excellent sense of smell and can accurately locate ant nests. Scientists have extracted leprosy bacteriocins from it to produce leprosy vaccines, which has played a great role in promoting human control of leprosy. Moreover, armadillos are easy to domesticate and are one of the precious animals in modern medical experiments.

Armadillo is a mammal of the family Armadillidae in the order Heterodontoides. The bone armor covers the head, body, tail, and outer legs. The bone armor in the head, front half, and back half is separated, and the bone armor in the body forms a band shape, allowing for flexible movement; Having sparse hair in areas of the body without bone armor; There are strong claws on the front foot. The armadillo is named after the nine layered ribbon on its body. A armadillo can eat 100 kilograms of poisonous spiders, scorpions, ants, beetles and other insects in a year, which plays a positive role in pest control to a certain extent.