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Lampsilis ovata - pocketbook mussel

Scoundrels – #1

[featured image] Evolution has been very creative when it comes to mimicry, but the most incredible in my opinion and therefore at number one in the scoundrel chart, are the freshwater pearly mussels (Unionida). These unassuming molluscs spend their adult lives embedded in the sediment and gravel of streams and …