Editing Spotted turtle (section)

===Diet===
The spotted turtle is an active hunter: seeking out prey items in the water by pointing its head into aquatic plants.<ref name=Ernst27>{{Harvnb|Ernst|1976|p=27}}</ref> It feeds at temperatures above {{convert|14.2|C|F}}, which in its range corresponds to roughly the middle of March onward until September. It is [[omnivore|omnivorous]] and eats exclusively in the water,<ref name=Ernst27/> consuming plant material including [[Aquatic plant|aquatic vegetation]], [[Chlorophyta|green algae]], and in at least one instance, [[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi|wild cranberries]]. Animal food includes aquatic insect larvae,<ref name=Ernst212/> worms, slugs, millipedes, spiders,<ref name=Ernst75>{{harvnb|Ernst|Barbour|1972|p=75}}</ref> crustaceans, tadpoles, [[Mole salamander|salamanders]], and several genera of small [[fish]]. These items are consumed alive or [[Carrion|dead]] but always in the water.<ref name=Ernst212>{{Harvnb|Ernst|Barbour|Lovich|1994|p=212}}</ref> Some of the insects commonly found in with the spotted turtle's stomach contents are terrestrial, suggesting the turtle moves onto land to hunt.<ref name=Ernst75/> In captivity, these turtles will eat fruits such as cantaloupe and watermelon and fresh and canned fish.<ref name=Ernst75/>