diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
index 35234213259f8..e3083b5958af0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
@@ -1143,14 +1143,25 @@ impl World {
         self.entities.clear();
     }
 
+    /// Create a version of this [`World`] which can be sent to another thread
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// If `self` contains any [`!Send`] resources, e.g. from calls to [`World::insert_non_send`]
+    ///
+    /// [`!Send`]: Send
+
     pub fn turtle(self) -> Turtle {
         let non_send = self.components().non_send_components().collect::<Vec<_>>();
         for id in non_send {
             assert!(
-                self.get_populated_resource_column(id).is_some(),
+                self.get_populated_resource_column(id).is_none(),
                 "Tried to create a Turtle from a World containing a !Send resource"
             );
         }
+        // Safety: this world does not contain anything !Send, as confirmed by the check above
+        // In practise this method is used for GLTF loading, which does not add any resources to the given world
+        // (i.e. the above check is trivially true)
         Turtle { world: self }
     }
 }
@@ -1173,29 +1184,44 @@ impl fmt::Debug for World {
 unsafe impl Sync for World {}
 
 /// A world which does not contain any [`!Send`] resources, and therefore
-/// can be safely sent between threads
+/// can be safely sent between threads.
+///
+/// The name turtle is derived from this being something which is moving a
+/// [`World`] (between threads)
 ///
 /// [`!Send`]: Send
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Turtle {
+    // Safety: does not have any !Send resources
     world: World,
 }
 
+// Safety: The contained world does not contain anything which is !Send
 unsafe impl Send for Turtle {}
 
 impl Turtle {
+    /// The [`World`] this [`Turtle`] was created from.
+    ///
+    /// The returned [`World`] does not contain any [`!Send`] resources
+    ///
+    /// [`!Send`]: Send
     pub fn world(self) -> World {
         self.world
     }
 
+    /// A view on this [`Turtle`]'s [`World`], which contains no [`!Send`] resources
+    ///
+    /// [`!Send`]: Send
+    // Safety: NonSend resources cannot be added using a raw reference
+    // to the world, so this cannot break our invariants
     pub fn world_ref(&self) -> &World {
         &self.world
     }
 }
 
-impl Into<World> for Turtle {
-    fn into(self) -> World {
-        self.world()
+impl From<Turtle> for World {
+    fn from(turtle: Turtle) -> Self {
+        turtle.world()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
index 2dc215d422861..e75a308aaca94 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/dynamic_scene.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct DynamicEntity {
 impl DynamicScene {
     /// Create a new dynamic scene from a given scene.
     pub fn from_scene(scene: &Scene, type_registry: &TypeRegistryArc) -> Self {
-        Self::from_world(&scene.turtle.world_ref(), type_registry)
+        Self::from_world(scene.turtle.world_ref(), type_registry)
     }
 
     /// Create a new dynamic scene from a given world.
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
index f65af56dd3367..2f9914eef0dbd 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
@@ -179,12 +179,7 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
                                     }
                                 })
                             })?;
-                        reflect_component.copy_component(
-                            &scene_world,
-                            world,
-                            *scene_entity,
-                            entity,
-                        );
+                        reflect_component.copy_component(scene_world, world, *scene_entity, entity);
                     }
                 }
             }