What is the symbolism of the armadillo?

The symbolism of the divine animal armadillo is locust plague, and the harmonic sound of the mammal armadillo is "to seek surplus", so it also brings a kind of auspicious symbolism for this animal.

Armadillo this animal as early as in China's ancient "Classic of Mountains and Seas" in the record, it is as the ancient beasts, but the armadillo and the armadillo grown in South America has a different. The Classic of Mountains and Seas describes the armadillo as an ancient sacred animal, shaped like a rabbit but with the beak of a bird, the eyes of a harrier hawk and the tail of a snake.

The bird has an important position in the myth - the divine messenger, it is the messenger of the sky and the earth to convey information, play the role of conveying the divine fable, armadillo has a combination of the appearance of the various animals, and these animals have a special symbolic significance. Armadillo in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a see people will lie down and pretend to be dead, as soon as the appearance of katydids and locusts appeared and endangered crops.

And the mammal armadillo's harmonic sound is "seeking surplus", so it also brings a kind of auspicious symbolism for this animal. As the "Brazilian three-banded armadillo", which was once thought to be extinct, the Ogbon is not only precious and rare, but also suitable for making bronze handles because of the curled-up form of its cubs.

Mammalian armadillos

Most species of armadillos have a bony armor that covers the head, body, tail, and the outside of the legs; this layer of bony armor penetrates deep into the skin and is covered by a thin layer of keratin tissue. On the head, the bony armor is separate on the front and back halves.

The bony armor in the middle of the body is banded and flexible. Sparse hairs grow on areas of the body where there is no bony disk. Armadillos have small ears and a long pointed beak. The front feet bear powerful claws for digging holes.