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The mussel that pulls its own anchor

Fig. 157 accompanies the book’s description of the mussel’s foot and byssus. The threads both fasten it and help it draw its shell forward. PDF 367–368.
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An anchor that helps you move? 🐚 The Ocean World finds one in a mussel’s threads.
A mussel’s threads do more than hold it still. The Ocean World describes a tiny pull that moves its shell. PDF 367–368. 🐚
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