I’m not inside my skin. I am my skin.
You’re a bundle of neurons piloting a skeleton inside a wetsuit
When you’re in a Jaeger, you can fight the hurricane.
I am not up my ass. I am my ass.
I’m up your ass tho.
They have nerves throughout their shells and can feel even gentle touch.
Hell yeah time to pet some turts
I’ve seen turtles love getting brushed by a soft bristle stuff like toothbrushes plus you alao clean them
SCNR
Yeah? Then explain this, mister '''''''scientist'''''''
This is just yet another example of legacy media lying to us.
Idk I see a big cavity that would contain turtle…
Yes, that’s for pregnant turtles.
I feel like an annual reminder would be entirely sufficient, to be honest.
I’d like to know who needs a daily reminder.
So my head is not “inside” my skull but *is* my skull? Is the brain not a part of my head?
I think the right analogy would be to say “you are not inside your skull, you are your skull”. And I would count this as a more or less correct statement.
Am I my skull? So I get to live as long as my skull is not decayed?
Well, that’s the paradox isn’t it? We are our minds but somehow we also are our bodies.
Also, please do not move turtles unless they are immediately in danger or in your way. They’re probably fine and just goofing around (laying eggs, moving, or looking for food).
Why would I move a turtle?
The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t. Not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that, Jonas?
The tortoise is just trying to get a tan. Who am I to mess with its chill beach vibes?
Guess I’ll just add ‘flipping over every turtle in distress’ to my to-do list
That’s tortoise silly billy
Turtoises are turtles ya dingbat
https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-turtle-and-a-tortoise
All tortoises are turtles, umm… pedantic Frederick?
who should i trust? Nintendo or a random person on the Internet?
Those are koopa troopas. They’re turtle-like, but not actual turtles.
Domed, exoskeleton, this is a beetle.
It’s not an exoskeleton though. Those are ribs and a spine, covered in “scutes”, which are kind of horn-like scales.
Insufficient legs
I learned from Franklin books and Mario games that you’re wrong. A picture showing a clear cavity where a turtle could pop out won’t convince me!
Please don’t tap/knock on turtle shells. It would be like someone knocking directly on your bones.
My bones are not weak, they can take it.
Your bones are not weak but its still not a good excuse to abuse a turtle by knocking on its shell.
Surviving and getting pissed off are totally different things that can happen at the same time…
That’s really easy to do, knock on your head. There’s just a thin layer of skin over the bone.
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That’s neat and all. But how do they retract their heads?
And feet, especially box turtles. Some species can indeed go inside their shells - while still being a part of the shell itself, of course.
Kinda looks like those vertical bones are part of a hinge joint.
They can feel touch through their shells
