Sunday, May 16, 2021

May 16, 2021

I am a Common Snapping Turtle
We are probably vulnerable to climate change
Because our sex is determined by the temperature
Our eggs are kept after we're laid.

Special thanks to guest photographer, David Simpson.

Location: Fellsmere Grade Road, Headwaters Boat Ramp

Sources: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1083.485&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Photo © 2021 David Simpson and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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