Common Musk Turtle
Sterotherus odoratus
Size: to 4.5"
Habitat: in and around water
Notes: Also known as 'Stinkpots'. Often bad-smelling, sometimes snappy, and a nimble climber. Occasionally, this little turtle is even found in trees.
Eat or Be Eaten:
Survival of the Fittest on an Artificial Reef
The classical, textbook version of a typical marine food chain is a link-by-link progression from plankton to sardine to mackerel to tuna. If only adult life stages are considered, then this straightforward illustration has merit. In actuality, however, predator-prey relationships in the ocean are very diverse and very complicated.
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