Re:Nature's 'Brita Filter' Is Dying and Nobody Knows Why (2019)
by awinter-py on Monday December 14, 2020 @12:02AM
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> Freshwater mussels have existed in these ecosystems for thousands of years, evolving to mimic intricate fish
this is a throwaway comment in here but it describes a really cool adaptation of some bivalves which is that their mantle looks like a fishing lure -- it sticks out of the shell and mimics a prey species. When the predator comes to strike, the mussell injects its eggs, which mature in the predator's gills.
this is a throwaway comment in here but it describes a really cool adaptation of some bivalves which is that their mantle looks like a fishing lure -- it sticks out of the shell and mimics a prey species. When the predator comes to strike, the mussell injects its eggs, which mature in the predator's gills.