Jacques, the Eastern Mud Turtle

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If you look right at the bottom of the intake, you can see 2 ghost shrimp, having a conversation. If you look over by the thermometer, you can see Jacques peeking over a piece of driftwood.

I overheard an unexpected conversation:
(Jacques, VERY softly: "Come heeeeere little shrimpies! I'm NOT a turtle- I'm just a bump on the driftwood...")
Shrimp 1: "I say 2 inches."
Shrimp 2: "Oh, gimme a BREAK! My GRANNY could run 2 inches in front of that turtle and get clean away."
(Jacques: "To blend in with the driftwood, I must BECOME the driftwood...")
Shrimp 1: "Ok, then, 1 and 1/2..."
Shrimp 2: "BORRRR-ING!"
Shrimp 1: "Ok, wise guy, how close can YOU get and still get away safe?"
Shrimp 2: "1/16 of an inch."
Shrimp 1: "NO WAY!"
Shrimp 2: "Here, hold my beer..."
(Jacques: "I am ONE with the drift...what was that?????")
Shrimp 1: DUDE!!!!!! You DID IT!!!!!!
Shrimp 2: HEY! Where's my beer?!?!??


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It looks like Jaques is playing "seek and hide" with the Ghost shrimps. LOL !
You posted a picture of Jaques in the CDR. It looks like she is smiling on it. Being lucky to be back home.
She can sing with John Denver as well:
 

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It looks like Jaques is playing "seek and hide" with the Ghost shrimps. LOL !
You posted a picture of Jaques in the CDR. It looks like she is smiling on it. Being lucky to be back home.
She can sing with John Denver as well:
PERFECT!!!!! :)
THANK you, Sabine!!!! :):<3:
 

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Shrimp Announcer: Good evening, and WELCOME to the Third Annual Louisiana SHRIMPLYMPICS!!!!!
Tonight's event: The VAULT!!!
Competitors will have to launch themselves off an Eastern Mud Turtle, aiming for a HIGH vault and a solid landing!!! Of course extra points are always awarded for creativity!!!!

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Our first contestant begins his approach from the third vertebral scute- a pretty solid starting point....

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A hush falls over the crowd as he begins his run up to the nuchal scute...

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...and he LAUNCHES!!!! It looks good- it looks very good...

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...LOOK AT THAT HEIGHT!!!!! Oh, he'll score big for that, if only he can stick the landing...

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AND HE DOES IT!!!!! He STICKS the landing, but he throws a TAIL FLIP right before he hits!!!! VERY CREATIVE!!!! He'll get LOTS of points for that vault!!!!!! In fact, I think that's put him into first place...
(Jacques) "MOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!)
 

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Shrimp Announcer: Good evening, and WELCOME to the Third Annual Louisiana SHRIMPLYMPICS!!!!!
Tonight's event: The VAULT!!!
Competitors will have to launch themselves off an Eastern Mud Turtle, aiming for a HIGH vault and a solid landing!!! Of course extra points are always awarded for creativity!!!!

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Our first contestant begins his approach from the third vertebral scute- a pretty solid starting point....

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A hush falls over the crowd as he begins his run up to the nuchal scute...

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...and he LAUNCHES!!!! It looks good- it looks very good...

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...LOOK AT THAT HEIGHT!!!!! Oh, he'll score big for that, if only he can stick the landing...

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AND HE DOES IT!!!!! He STICKS the landing, but he throws a TAIL FLIP right before he hits!!!! VERY CREATIVE!!!! He'll get LOTS of points for that vault!!!!!! In fact, I think that's put him into first place...
(Jacques) "MOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!)
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Are the shrimps still stealing Jacques salmon?
 

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Shrimp Announcer: Good evening, and WELCOME to the Third Annual Louisiana SHRIMPLYMPICS!!!!!
Tonight's event: The VAULT!!!
Competitors will have to launch themselves off an Eastern Mud Turtle, aiming for a HIGH vault and a solid landing!!! Of course extra points are always awarded for creativity!!!!

View attachment 233170



Our first contestant begins his approach from the third vertebral scute- a pretty solid starting point....

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A hush falls over the crowd as he begins his run up to the nuchal scute...

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...and he LAUNCHES!!!! It looks good- it looks very good...

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...LOOK AT THAT HEIGHT!!!!! Oh, he'll score big for that, if only he can stick the landing...

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AND HE DOES IT!!!!! He STICKS the landing, but he throws a TAIL FLIP right before he hits!!!! VERY CREATIVE!!!! He'll get LOTS of points for that vault!!!!!! In fact, I think that's put him into first place...
(Jacques) "MOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!)

I think you should also get lots of Points for creative writing and awesome photo's. But I didn't see it properly. One more time please.:oops:
 

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Are the shrimps still stealing Jacques salmon?
YES! I typically feed her in the morning, and they have already gathered around her, waiting!!!!

She won't eat her Sinking Carnival Wafers anymore, but they love them, so I have started distracting them with those before I feed her.
But she always drops some salmon, and if she's not quick enough, they'll still grab it and run!!!!!:D
 

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I think you should also get lots of Points for creative writing and awesome photo's. But I didn't see it properly. One more time please.:oops:
You don't see the photos?

I'm sorry but I don't know how to re-post unless I do the whole thing all over again...:confused:
 

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It's really impossible to see from this photo, but the dense white area under this shrimp's abdomen is bunches of EGGS attached to her swimmerettes! She's moving them rapidly to keep them aerated.
BUT we all know this can only mean ONE thing...:eek: there has been GHOST SHRIMP HANKY PANKY !!!!! ;)

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These ghost shrimp are crazy little guys!!!! I dropped some floating pellets in for Jacques, but she is SNUBBING them, holding out for salmon. o_O The shrimp don't care: they swim up to the surface, grab the floating pellets and drag them down to eat them!!!!

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It's really impossible to see from this photo, but the dense white area under this shrimp's abdomen is bunches of EGGS attached to her swimmerettes! She's moving them rapidly to keep them aerated.
BUT we all know this can only mean ONE thing...:eek: there has been GHOST SHRIMP HANKY PANKY !!!!! ;)

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Are the other blobs also eggs?
 
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