Monday, November 11, 2024

November 11, 2024

I am a baby Pond Slider
I hatched from a flexible shell
The shell was permeable so I could absorb water
And formed the shape of my plastron as well. 

Location: Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona

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

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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