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Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis These mussels must have been snuggling.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Tidal pools during low tide<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154453/blue_mussel_-_mytilus_edulis.html" title="Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/154453_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=akflVUqOy9btH1gVyJUtNqPoMlc%3D" width="116" height="152" alt="Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis At the upper left, you can see the mussel&#039;s byssal threads. Byssal threads are secreted as a liquid by a gland near the mussel&#039;s foot, and then the threads harden upon contact with water. They are pretty strong, but can be ripped if you pull hard enough. They allow the mussel to anchor itself to nearly any surface. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Tidal pools during low tide<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154454/blue_mussel_-_mytilus_edulis.html Blue mussel,Geotagged,Mytilus,Mytilus edulis,Spring,United States,byssal threads,mussel" /></a></figure> Blue mussel,Geotagged,Mytilus edulis,Spring,United States,mussel,mytilus Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis

These mussels must have been snuggling.

Habitat: Tidal pools during low tide

Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis At the upper left, you can see the mussel's byssal threads. Byssal threads are secreted as a liquid by a gland near the mussel's foot, and then the threads harden upon contact with water. They are pretty strong, but can be ripped if you pull hard enough. They allow the mussel to anchor itself to nearly any surface. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Tidal pools during low tide<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/154454/blue_mussel_-_mytilus_edulis.html Blue mussel,Geotagged,Mytilus,Mytilus edulis,Spring,United States,byssal threads,mussel

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    Nice! Posted one year ago
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      Thanks Marta :) Posted one year ago

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The Blue mussel

The blue mussel, also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 20, 2023. Captured Jun 6, 2022 10:37 in WELLS PUBLIC SAFETY BULDING, 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm