![Top, the three-banded armadillo; centre, three-banded armadillo rolled up; bottom, the seven-banded armadillo. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1803. | Wellcome Collection Top, the three-banded armadillo; centre, three-banded armadillo rolled up; bottom, the seven-banded armadillo. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1803. | Wellcome Collection](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0048105EL/full/full/0/default.jpg)
Top, the three-banded armadillo; centre, three-banded armadillo rolled up; bottom, the seven-banded armadillo. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1803. | Wellcome Collection
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden - Three-banded armadillos are the only species of armadillo that can completely roll up into an armored ball. This helps protect them from predators who think they may
![Wave of armadillos rolling into NC and may be here to stay; interactive map shows where they've been spotted | FOX8 WGHP Wave of armadillos rolling into NC and may be here to stay; interactive map shows where they've been spotted | FOX8 WGHP](https://myfox8.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/GettyImages-1280503928.jpg?w=900)
Wave of armadillos rolling into NC and may be here to stay; interactive map shows where they've been spotted | FOX8 WGHP
![In fact, the three-banded armadillos have the ability to roll up into a ball. | Armadillo, Animals wild, Animals beautiful In fact, the three-banded armadillos have the ability to roll up into a ball. | Armadillo, Animals wild, Animals beautiful](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/96/e5/e4/96e5e4aa5df0a50c4cea310892f1f25f.jpg)