Red-eared sliders covered with Azolla and duckweed on the campus of UL Lafayette

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Red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), common turtles in the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) swamp ("Cypress Lake") on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have emerged from the water to rest and bask in the sun on dry land near near the "knees" (pneumatophores) of the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). Filmed on April 6th, 2009, by Suzanne Fredericq. The carapaces are covered with the water fern Azolla, and some duckweed (Lemma). Most turtles are males, easily recognized by their long claws.

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[trozza]

that is an awful lot of duckweed.