By Dan Carroll

Painted Turtles

AppearancePainted turtle babies are born black. When

their fully grown, they get red and yellow striped skin.

Red, yellow, green, black, and tan are the colors that appear on their shell.

Diet

The painted turtle is a omnivore that eats:

common duckweed, aquatic worm, lizard’s tail, pond snail, creek chub, pickerelweed, crane fly, and eastern mosquitofish

You can find the painted turtle in forests, lakes, grasslands, marshes, ponds, fresh water, and all across America.

AdaptationsAdaptations

Adaptation How It helps the Animal Survive

Webbed feet Help swim like fins

color Helps blend in

shell Protects them from predators

Amazing Facts:Believe it or not, it’s a reptile. They can live up to be 20 years old. Their shell is connected to their skeleton. It

is also made of 60 bones.

Resources

Websites Recourses: Title

fcsp.edu/islandcreeks/ecology/orgainism_menu. htm

URL : Organism menu-Microsoft internet provided by Tohickon Valley

Date accessed: 10/7