When a Painted Turtle attacks …a Cricket at lunchtime! ???? ???? - Animal #Shorts

A Painted Turtle eating a calcium-covered cricket at feeding time. Painted Turtles are omnivorous. They eat a variety of aquatic insects and their larvae, invertebrates - particularly snails, carrion, and small vertebrates like fish and frogs. Small pieces of lily pads and other plant materials also make up part of their diet.

To learn more about Painted Turtles: https://naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/our-natural-history/reptiles-and-amphibians/nova-scotia-turtles/eastern-painted-turtle
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