🔥 Freshwater Mussels (Unionidae) use lures to attract fish, which they then parasitize with their larvae (glochidia). : r/NatureIsFuckingLit

Gotcha! Did you know freshwater mussels shoot their fertilized eggs ( glochidia) at passing fish? The glochidia hitch a ride on the host fish's gills for

A video: How freshwater mussels attract fish, by Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Land Stewardship

Mussel Attacks Bass, Come closer. a little closer.BOOM! 💥 Did you know freshwater mussels shoot their fertilized eggs (glochidia) at passing fish? The glochidia hitch

How Mussels Fool Fish Into Carrying Their Parasitic Babies

Mussel Attacks Bass, Come closer. a little closer.BOOM! 💥 Did you know freshwater mussels shoot their fertilized eggs (glochidia) at passing fish? The glochidia hitch

FMCS - Freshwater Mussels

Alluring larvae: Competition to attract fish drives species diversity among freshwater mussels

How Mussels Fool Fish Into Carrying Their Parasitic Babies

FMCS - Freshwater Mussels

Gotcha! Did you know freshwater mussels shoot their fertilized eggs ( glochidia) at passing fish? The glochidia hitch a ride on the host fish's gills for

A video: How freshwater mussels attract fish

This Parasitic Mussel Pretends to Be a Fish

Alluring larvae: Competition to attract fish drives species diversity among freshwater mussels