Editing Blanding's turtle (section)

==Behavior and life span==
Blanding's turtle [[overwinter]]s under or near water, in mud, or under vegetation or debris. This is known as [[brumation]]. During the nesting season, a female Blanding's turtle may be found more than a kilometer from where it hibernated. It is [[omnivorous]], eating [[crustacean]]s (including [[crayfish]]), [[insect]]s (such as [[dragonfly]] [[Nymph (biology)|nymph]]s and [[Water beetle|aquatic beetle]]s), [[snail]]s and other [[invertebrate]]s, [[fish]], fish [[egg]]s, [[frog]]s, [[carrion]], [[berries]], [[seed]]s, and [[vegetable]] debris.<ref name=ADW>{{cite web |first1=Evan |last1=Grey |title=''Emydoidea blandingii'' |url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Emydoidea_blandingii/|website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] |publisher=[[University of Michigan]] |access-date=18  August 2024}}</ref> It will eat [[Ceratophyllum demersum|coontail]], [[Lemna minor|duckweed]], [[Carex comosa|sedge]], and [[Scirpus|bulrush]].<ref name=ADW/> It is capable of catching live fish. Based on the extreme lack of aging symptoms and lack of age related decline, this turtle is considered a negligibly [[senescent]] species.<ref name="Morai2016">{{Cite news|url=http://www.clarecanfield.com/emydoidea-blandingii/|title=''Emydoidea blandingii ''|date=2016-10-30|newspaper=The Moirai – Aging Research|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-13|archive-date=2018-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903014920/http://www.clarecanfield.com/emydoidea-blandingii/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Blanding's turtle is a timid turtle and may plunge into water and remain on the bottom for hours when alarmed. If away from water, the turtle will withdraw into its shell. It is very gentle and rarely attempts to bite. It is very agile and a good swimmer.