While most freshwater mussels react stressfully and weaken when exposed to the toxins in blue-green algae in their water environment, the little zebra mussel is rather indifferent. It is not affected ...

Researchers have observed a highly unusual behavior in the endangered freshwater mussel, Unio crassus. The jets disturb the river surface and attract fish. Mussel larvae in the jets can then attach to ...

It would be an understatement to say that mussels and other mollusks usually aren't thought of as being particularly active. Recently, however, scientists have documented a water-squirting behavior in ...

An endangered freshwater mussel squirts water up to a metre away in order to give its young the best chance of survival, new research suggests. Researchers were amazed to see the behaviour in the ...

Cambridge researchers have observed a highly unusual behaviour in the endangered freshwater mussel, Unio crassus. In spring, female mussels were seen moving to the water’s edge and anchoring into the ...

Researchers think the freshwater mussels squirt water jets to increase the chances of their larvae attaching to the right host fishes (Johny Kristensen/Alamy/PA) An endangered freshwater mussel ...