We saw our 1st Armadillo while in Arkansas recently. It was dead on the side of the road. Are they a nuisance, pest, varmint or are they pretty much harmless? Do they dig in the garden, make burrows and such? We plan to move to Arkansas soon and my wife loves ro garden both for vegetables and flowers. Are they protected or do people shoot them? Do some folks eat them?

School me on Armadillos please.