Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas’ state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: North Carolina has one of the fastest growing populations in the country, and it’s not hard to see why – the beaches, the mountains, all of the great restaurants and The Research Triangle and plenty of ants. So it’s no wonder that armadillos want to live there. These armored animals are slowly laying claim to the Tar Heel State. Our next guest says, in a decade or so, they may live in all of the state’s 100 counties. Colleen Olfenbuttel is the Game Mammals and Surveys unit supervisor with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Welcome to the program. COLLEEN OLFENBUTTEL: Thanks for having me. I always get excited to talk about our newest resident in North Carolina. RASCOE: I’m very interested in this ’cause I’m like, armadillos in North Carolina – when did armadillos start showing up in my home state? …