Spiny soft shell turtle

Apalone spinifera. This is one of the largest freshwater turtles in North America. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_softshell_turtle

Doerthe, Diane Putnam, Josiane Dirickx, sunlight and 8 other people have particularly liked this photo

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HappySnapper

Never heard of these before, looks like it could disguise itself as a waterlily leaf if it wanted to. That's what I thought it was in the thumbnail.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to HappySnapper

Thanks, Maurice. They are quite flat, but the refraction of the water makes them look even flatter.

6 years ago.

Anto & Pier

Super shot.
Greetings from Italia, Anto & Pier

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Anto & Pier

Thank you very much, Anto & Pier. Best wishes to both of you.

6 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

Cute little fellow with a funny expression. Of course, he's just busy, not trying to be funny!

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

Like a lot of us, he is just trying to keep his head above water. ;-) Actually, he keeps his head below water almost all the time.

6 years ago.

Doerthe ^club

WOW, great shot. I have never seen one, of course, so thanks for this photo.

6 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Doerthe ^club

I just read the Wikipedia article about them and added a link to this photo. Their range is from Ontario & Quebec all the way to northern México. So, probably they are somewhere in Michigan, too.

6 years ago.

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