Natural Fish Lure Lampsilis Mussel and Bass — The Wonder of Science

Description :  The Lapsillis mussel must spend part of its life cycle within the smallmouth bass.  It has evolved a lure that resembles a small fish so that it can squirt its young into the mouth of the bass.  The mussel is even able to twitch the lure as the bass approach

The Wonder of Science website aggregates the work of Paul Andersen around the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)

Strange Video Shows Mussel Mimicking Fish as Part of Parasitic

Lampsilis and bass

Plain Pocketbook mussel (Lampsilis cardium) displaying fish lure

Alluring larvae: Competition to attract fish drives species

The Brain Scoop — whatthefuckwhoevenknows: izzy-the-fish-girl

Lampsilis mussels mimicking minnows

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The high-stakes scramble to save the Appalachian monkeyface mussel

The high-stakes scramble to save the Appalachian monkeyface mussel