[Woody Meristem]

I was walking through a recently mowed field when I came upon a fairly large snapping turtle. Who can resist photographing such a glamorous model? Through the viewfinder I could see a red spot on its snout but couldn't figure out what it was. After downloading the day's photos and cropping this one it became obvious that the red spot was actually the engorged abdomen of a mosquito, engorged with the blood of the snapping turtle. It made me fell a bit better to see that I wasn't the only one feeding mosquitos that day.

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[Rassie]

Awesome shot, Woody.
And trust the darn mosquito to find the only soft spot on the entire turtle.

 

[Fred A]

Really neat shot!

 

[Louis champan]

Cool shot Woody, and I agree leave it to a mosquito to find the soft spot.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice capture. I wonder if turtles hate mosquitos, too.

 

[Patrick M]

nice. Great timing

 

[Woody Meristem]

Thank you all, it's one of those unusual shots that we stumble upon occasionally -- never underestimate luck.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

great shot. I feel better too

 

[ssheipel]

I was walking through a recently mowed field when I came upon a fairly large snapping turtle. Who can resist photographing such a glamorous model? Through the viewfinder I could see a red spot on its snout but couldn't figure out what it was. After downloading the day's photos and cropping this one it became obvious that the red spot was actually the engorged abdomen of a mosquito, engorged with the blood of the snapping turtle. It made me fell a bit better to see that I wasn't the only one feeding mosquitos that day.

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Great capture. Nice shot, Woody!