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James Martin photographs a dead armadillo on a bridge near Murphysboro on April 19, 2022. Martin has been tracking armadillos around southern Illinois for several years.
James Martin photographs a dead armadillo on a bridge near Murphysboro on April 19, 2022. Martin has been tracking armadillos around southern Illinois for several years.
A nine-banded armadillo killed by a passing car lies in a ditch near Gorham, Illinois, on April 21, 2022.
A nine-banded armadillo killed by a passing car lies in a ditch near Gorham, Illinois, on April 21, 2022.
Southern Illinois University associate professor Agustin Jiménez studies parasites carried by armadillos, which he has been tracking in Illinois for about 15 years.
Southern Illinois University associate professor Agustin Jiménez studies parasites carried by armadillos, which he has been tracking in Illinois for about 15 years.
An armadillo specimen collected by SIU associate professor Agustin Jiménez, a parasitologist who has been tracking armadillos in southern Illinois.
An armadillo specimen collected by SIU associate professor Agustin Jiménez, a parasitologist who has been tracking armadillos in southern Illinois.
Southern Illinois University associate professor Agustin Jiménez holds an armadillo shell in a lab in Carbondale.
Southern Illinois University associate professor Agustin Jiménez holds an armadillo shell in a lab in Carbondale.
An armadillo skeleton and shell that's used as a teaching aid by SIU associate professor Agustin Jiménez is shown on April 18, 2022.
An armadillo skeleton and shell that’s used as a teaching aid by SIU associate professor Agustin Jiménez is shown on April 18, 2022.
James Martin checks a trail camera in his Murphysboro backyard on April 19, 2022. Martin has been tracking armadillos around southern Illinois with trail cameras for several years.
James Martin checks a trail camera in his Murphysboro backyard on April 19, 2022. Martin has been tracking armadillos around southern Illinois with trail cameras for several years.
This taxidermied armadillo is used as a teaching aid by Southern Illinois University associate professor Agustin Jiménez.
This taxidermied armadillo is used as a teaching aid by Southern Illinois University associate professor Agustin Jiménez.
A nine-banded armadillo carcass lies in a ditch near Gorham, Illinois.
A nine-banded armadillo carcass lies in a ditch near Gorham, Illinois.
An American black vulture, another species that is new to Illinois, feeds on an armadillo in a roadside ditch near Gorham on April 19, 2022.
An American black vulture, another species that is new to Illinois, feeds on an armadillo in a roadside ditch near Gorham on April 19, 2022.
Artist Karen Fiorino, who lives in southern Illinois, has been experimenting with using armadillo shell patterns in her pottery work.
Artist Karen Fiorino, who lives in southern Illinois, has been experimenting with using armadillo shell patterns in her pottery work.
Karen Fiorino walks with her dogs near her home in Makanda in southern Illinois on April 20, 2022. She's found numerous armadillos.
Karen Fiorino walks with her dogs near her home in Makanda in southern Illinois on April 20, 2022. She’s found numerous armadillos.
Artist Karen Fiorino has been experimenting with using armadillo shell patterns in her pottery work.
Artist Karen Fiorino has been experimenting with using armadillo shell patterns in her pottery work.
The carcass of an armadillo killed on the road near Ava, Illinois, on April 20, 2022.
The carcass of an armadillo killed on the road near Ava, Illinois, on April 20, 2022.