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a pond it would not be usual to find fish capable of doing such work. 
There remain the turtles, whose heads were frequently seen above 
the water. The authors were unable to capture any to examine their 
stomach contents, but by elimination they appear to be the most 
probable authors of the mischief. Doctor Welch writes that he ob- 
served nothing of the kind in Lake Erie. The effect of the work of 
this depredator was a substantial reduction in the number of larve 
reaching maturity. 
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