These Fish Take Baby Mussels for an Epic Joyride | #DeepLook #Shorts



California floater mussels have evolved an ingenious method of launching their larvae, or glochidia, into the water, where they clamp onto a fish gill or fin. The larvae hitch a ride on the fish for a few weeks, absorbing nutrients from their hosts, until they drop off and begin life as a young mussel on the lake bed. Learn more in our episode "California Floater Mussels Take Fish For an Epic Joyride" 👉 https://youtu.be/m7p_w4zE3s4 #youtubeshorts #mussel #deeplook


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