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	Name:	BAJ -
	Subject:	Answer:
	Date:	5/4/2004 7:16:02 PM

That's not a turtle, it's a ladybug.

Just kidding. The turtle is a Yellow-Bellied Slider, very common. It's a hatchling; they get much bigger and lose the green coloration on the shell. When you see a turtle swimming on the surface of the lake, chances are it's a slider. (Softshell turtles are also fairly common in the lake, and you'll see them swimming, too; Mud and musk turtles are abundant, but they usually stay in the shallows; when they are in deeper water they crawl along the bottom rather than swimming at the surface.)

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Turtle Identity.... - TIVO - 5/4/2004 6:48:13 PM

Answer: - BAJ - 5/4/2004 7:16:02 PM

Thanks, I knew - TIVO - 5/5/2004 8:36:07 AM

Thanks, I knew - BAJ - 5/5/2004 12:54:27 PM

Turtle Identity.... - BigFoot - 5/4/2004 10:04:40 PM

Turtle Identity.... - chazzman - 5/5/2004 1:31:05 AM

thanks, - TIVO - 5/5/2004 8:32:14 AM

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