Image: Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) - Flickr - 2ndPeter
Description: July 25th, 2020 High of 97 degrees Fahrenheit 78 degrees Fahrenheit at capture A subadult turtle found using a new technique for me-- looking for holes in the sand where softshells were periscoping out to take a breath as they slept in the sand overnight. On a hot day which was mostly sunny, this turtle was resting in the sand on a southwest facing bank near vegetation. Upon capture it struck vigorously and reburied itself after release. Jefferson County, Missouri
Title: Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) - Flickr - 2ndPeter
Credit: Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera)
Author: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri
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