February 10, 2023

I am an older male Pond Slider

On my shell you can see I have lots of melanin

As I age, my color gets dark, so I'm black

On my carapace, plastron, and on my skin.

Location: Gleason Park, Indian Harbour Beach

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Trachemys_scripta/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson