The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). There are 20 species of armadillo from the southern USA to the south Patagonia. Many of them occur locally but the nine banded armadillo is the most common and spread across Americas. They are insectivorous and nocturnal animals, digging out they feed on worms and insects during night. I have seen them in a few places but in the mountains of monteverde in Costa Rica I saw them twice during the day time. I tried to solve it and find out, their appearance during the day but non of the locals (or guides) could answer my question.