Moss balls and mussels Halloween edit

Ghostly fog surrounds moss balls as well as zebra mussels held in an “electrified” vial or pincers

Photo By/Credit

Deborah Kornblut/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

11/01/2021

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Moss balls and mussels gave us a fright in the early months of 2021.

Species

Dreissena polymorpha

Subject tags

Aquatic animals

Invasive species

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