Let’s slow the spread of the invasive golden mussel that can attach to hard surfaces and form colonies. Learn how to identify the destructive invader at https://water.ca.gov/What-We-Do/Recreation/Mussel-Mitigation | California Department of Water Resources
0:39
Let’s slow the spread of the invasive golden mussel that can attach to h…
610 views8 months ago
FacebookCalifornia Department of Water Resources
Can you spot the mussel? 🥸 The Plain Pocketbook mussel tricks fish by disguising part of its shell as a lure that looks like a small fish or other prey. When a fish tries to bite the lure, the mussel releases tiny baby mussels that attach harmlessly to the fish’s gills or fins. They stay there until they grow big enough and then drop off. These freshwater mussels have all kinds of lures, from fish-shaped to wormy, and even crawfish-like. 📸Calvin Rezac | Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
0:06
Can you spot the mussel? 🥸 The Plain Pocketbook mussel tricks fish by …
2.6K views9 months ago
FacebookMississippi Museum of Natural Science
How do mussels attach themselves onto rocks? 🤔 Byssal threads are strong, stretchy, and silky fibres that mussels and other bivalves use to attach themselves onto surfaces, such as rocks in the intertidal zone! 🌊 As waves crash against the shore, these threads allow flexibility yet stay strongly attached to the rocks. Mussels can grow up to about 100 of these threads from a gland in their foot! California mussels are Marine bivalves with thick shells growing up to about 5in long. They are ofte
0:14
How do mussels attach themselves onto rocks? 🤔 Byssal threads are st…
6.3K viewsJan 29, 2024
FacebookThe Nature Educator
Mussels create byssal threads, known as the mussel's "beard," to attach themselves to rocks and each other. They use their sensitive foot to mold the threads from scratch and apply a waterproof adhesive that makes even superglue jealous. | Deep Look • PBS
4:01
Mussels create byssal threads, known as the mussel's "beard," t…
26.1K viewsMar 6, 2023
FacebookDeep Look • PBS
Life of a green-lipped mussel
Life of a green-lipped mussel
Nov 11, 2015
sciencelearn.org.nz
That’s not a mussel’s tongue👅! It’s actually a foot👣, which the mussel uses to make strong fibers so it can attach to rocks. Get an up-close look at what a mussel really does underwater in #DeepLook’s new video: https://www.kqed.org/science/1981819/yep-mussels-grow-beards-with-their-feet | KQED
0:08
That’s not a mussel’s tongue👅! It’s actually a foot👣, which the mussel …
1.7K viewsMar 12, 2023
FacebookKQED
How do mussels attach themselves onto surfaces? They’ve got some super strong hair-like structures that hold their bodies in place called byssal threads! With the tides and waves, these hairs help bivalves stay attached to their selected surface. #marinebiology #lowtide #naturalist #tidepooling #bivalves #pacificnorthwest #intertidal #mussels #salishsea | The Nature Educator
0:19
How do mussels attach themselves onto surfaces? They’ve got some …
3.8K viewsMay 16, 2024
FacebookThe Nature Educator
1:21
Mussels create byssal threads, known as the mussel's "beard," t…
180.3K viewsMar 2, 2025
FacebookDeep Look • PBS
Mussels Hold On With Fancy Footwork — Biological Strategy …
Jun 14, 2021
asknature.org
1:37
How Mussels Move
24.9K viewsJun 24, 2011
YouTubeLaboratory Equipment
14:37
Fossil Shell Polishing Tutorial
30.5K viewsJan 21, 2021
YouTubeOzone Fine Art-Ventures
3:24
Adding Glue to Drywall Mud (Quickset)
221.6K viewsNov 3, 2018
YouTubeVancouver Carpenter
2:07
Building Good Mussels
72.1K viewsOct 21, 2015
YouTubeusoceangov
8:08
How To: Attach Java Moss To Rock
43.5K viewsFeb 3, 2019
YouTubeFishaholic
3:32
How to Cook Mussels
800.9K viewsOct 3, 2014
YouTubeSainsbury's Food
4:00
Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) Squeeze
779.2K viewsJun 6, 2009
YouTubeMisterBouncyBounce
4:20
AR-15 - How To Install A Muzzle Device
929.6K viewsFeb 4, 2014
YouTubensz85
3:40
How to Shuck a Mussel
96.1K viewsFeb 29, 2016
YouTubeHunt Gather Fish & Forage NZ
5:55
Installing Cultured Stone Cobble Stone River Rock Project
107.9K viewsDec 11, 2020
YouTubeSolidworks Unlimited
4:04
Mussels at Work: A Time Lapse Demonstration
222.7K viewsMay 12, 2017
YouTubeDEESTUARY
3:12
The Best Way to Glue Rocks Together
61.1K viewsDec 17, 2020
YouTubeNatural Stones
3:21
Installing Stone Veneer, Mortar & Grout Techniques - ProVia
49.4K viewsDec 5, 2017
YouTubeProVia
11:15
NZ Basic Fishing | Tutorial | How to use mussels for bait
39.3K viewsJan 22, 2020
YouTubeBasic_Fishing
9:55
How New Zealand revived its mussel beds
36.8K viewsMar 22, 2021
YouTubeRAZOR Science Show
2:27
Birth of Freshwater Mussels
40.8K viewsMay 24, 2017
YouTubeDEESTUARY
7:30
How To Harvest MUSSELS For Beginners | Catch Clean Cook
70.2K viewsApr 25, 2021
YouTubeThe Simpson Twins
2:30
Fast facts about freshwater mussels | Things to Know
108.5K viewsSep 26, 2019
YouTubeKnowable Magazine
2:42
How to attach MOSS with SUPERGLUE + rare Takashi Aman…
205.2K viewsJan 22, 2019
YouTubeJurijs Jutjajevs
10:14
Carving a Dolphin from a Pearl Mussel Shell
35.2K viewsDec 26, 2018
YouTubeTheo Kellison
13:04
Catch and Cook Mussels - (Delicious and Easy!)
49.1K viewsApr 1, 2019
YouTubeLive Free Fish More
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder