turtle swarm

[rm]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2009/07/fear-the-turtle-at-jfk.html

http://nycaviation.com/2009/07/08/jfk-runway-closed-due-to-turtles/

Comments

[ladyaelfwynn.livejournal.com]

According to Wikipedia the collective term for turtles is either bevy, dule, turn, bale, or nest. I think I'd use something like a glacier of turtles (in the same vein as an unkindness of ravens).

The Univ. of Maryland's motto is, "Fear the Turtle". Our mascot is a pissed off box turtle, that is really rather cute in plushy format, especially the mobile for babies! ;-p

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I always thought it was a murder of ravens. But I think "glacier of turtles" is amazingly apropros.

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

It's a murder of crows.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

D'oh! Brilliant!

[janinas-nest.livejournal.com]

It's a diamondback terrapin, the Maryland State Reptile [g]. Go Terps! Class of '75 and '91