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meroy-photos.bsky.social
#Shells #FreshWaterMussels #HogsBackFalls #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada #Photography #NikonZ6iii
April 19, 2026 at 12:07 AM
ormejks.bsky.social
Feast:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/318793...
#birds #coot #FulicaAtra #FreshwaterMussels #UKWildlife 🪶
December 31, 2023 at 1:52 AM
louiselavictoire.bsky.social
I haven't posted about #FreshwaterMussels yet on @bsky.app so here's a summery video of a gorgeous #mussel #river in the #LakeDistrict and it's inhabitants

#Cumbria #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery #SpeciesConservation #Restoration #Bivalve #Mollusc
November 20, 2024 at 7:42 AM
phishbiologist.bsky.social
Hi all! Please check out our new research in Molecular Ecology where we found the divergence history of a widespread aquatic mollusk was characterized by fission-fusion cycles consistent with Pleistocene river rearrangements. #molluscmonday #freshwatermussels onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
jhhartman.bsky.social
I am determined for freshwater mussels to get the spotlight they deserve! So, I’m so excited to introduce my Freshwater Mussel Mug, featuring 7 species in all their beautiful, unique glory!

#Freshwatermussels #SciArt #NatureArt 🌿🌎🐚

designedwithhartman.etsy.com/listing/1835...
A white ceramic mug with the words North American Freshwater mussels. This side has illustrations of a pistolgrip, pink heelsplitter, and deertoe A white ceramic mug with illustrations of a fatmucket, deertoe, and mapleleaf A white ceramic mug with illustrations of a threeridge, mapleleaf, and pimpleback
December 27, 2024 at 12:50 AM
jayhawktiemann.bsky.social
Did you know...

Black Bullheads, like other catfishes, are an important host for the reproduction of #FreshwaterMussels?

Check it out...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Photo credit Scott Faiman (MDC)... and yes, it's a Channel Catfish, but you get the idea
December 2, 2024 at 2:12 PM
mimusselman.bsky.social
Great presentation by Jimmy Haugh on shell shape and evolution of Epioblasma at the #CMU Biology undergrad research symposium.
#freshwatermussels
@freshwaterscience.bsky.social
Jimmy giving his presentation at #CMU undergrad research symposium Dr. Nicholson opening the #CMU undergrad research symposium
November 23, 2024 at 1:13 AM
siluriformology.bsky.social
Nailed it! (In Sweden, grad students nail their dissertations to a plank 3 weeks before the defence).
#freshwatermussels #Unionida
Photo of a dissertation nailed to a plank. The dissertation is titled "Ecosystem Engineering by Freshwater Mussels: Effects on macroinvertebrate communities, decomposition processes and fish behaviour". A picture of me nailing my dissertation.
February 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
jayhawktiemann.bsky.social
Interested in monitoring #FreshwaterMussels? Want to track individuals over time? Check out our paper “PIT tag application in native freshwater mussels: case studies across small, medium & large rivers” as we share experiences of what worked / didn't when tagging mussels

bioone.org/journals/fre...
bioone.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
watersheds.ca
Have you ever found a freshwater mussel? 🦪 Canada is home to over 50 native species that help keep lakes and rivers healthy. A single mussel can filter more than 50 L of water a day, improving water quality.

#FreshwaterMussels #NativeSpecies #Biodiversity #Conservation #AquaticEcosystems
August 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
kthulhu75.bsky.social
Flexmussels4mussels Freshwatermussels GIF
ALT: Flexmussels4mussels Freshwatermussels GIF
media.tenor.com
June 20, 2024 at 7:20 PM
jhhartman.bsky.social
Just added more mugs to my inventory on Etsy! Make sure to get yours before they sell out again! 🐚🦪

designedwithhartman.etsy.com/listing/1835...

#FreshwaterMussels
January 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
deywalt.bsky.social
So cool to see the freshwater mussel habitat model and map by Shiva Torabian from Virginia Natural Heritage Program @ Society for Conservation GIS meeting out of Joe Weber's GIS lab with VADCR

#VANHP #SCGIS #SCGIS2025 #FRESHWATERMUSSELS #USFWS #NCTCWV @deepseadawn.bsky.social @scgis.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
jhhartman.bsky.social
✨NEW MUSSEL PIN✨

My new Pink Heelsplitter freshwater mussel enamel pins are a realistic and stylish way to show off your love for aquatic invertebrates, nature, and freshwater conservation!

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👩🏻‍🔬🌎
#FreshwaterMussels #NatureArt #SmallBusiness
Pink heelsplitter mussel enamel pin (Potamilus alatus) displayed on a white backing card with a wood slice and pin backing visible. Ideal for aquatic biology enthusiasts and collectors of nature-themed accessories Close-up of a pink heelsplitter mussel enamel pin displayed on a circular wood slice. Perfect for nature lovers, aquatic biology enthusiasts, and collectors of unique, nature-themed accessories.
October 13, 2024 at 1:40 PM
jayhawktiemann.bsky.social
Did you know sponges can anchor themselves to #FreshwaterMussels?

We (@mussels4life.bsky.social) found an association b/w mussels & sponges in rio Xingu (Amazon basin). Trawled these critters up from 30+ meters. Mussels were likely only hard substrate for sponges

Paper - bioone.org/journals/pro...
November 24, 2024 at 11:40 AM
jayhawktiemann.bsky.social
Proud friend & colleague moment - @jhhartman.bsky.social received the 2025 Women of Fisheries Gives Back Award!!

Jordan is a @prairieresearch.bsky.social PostDoc in our genomics lab. She & I have collaborated on projects focusing on conservation of #FreshwaterMussels, #BandedKillifish & #Lampreys
February 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
jrm.rsok.com
old photo

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, United States on September 21, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2021Sep...

#birds #SaltplainsNWR #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography
A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) was flying over shallow water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma on September 21, 2021. The reflection of the bird is distorted by ripples in the water. There was a drought at the time exposing mussel shells. There are about 60 species of freshwater mussels in Oklahoma. https://www.okmussels.com/ https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/magazine/freshwatermussels/ https://www.choctawnation.com/news/iti-fabvssa/traditional-uses-of-freshwater-mussels/
May 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
numenini.bsky.social
In the Black Bourn chalk stream upstream from Fakenham Magna, Painter's Mussel (Unio pictorum), Duck Mussel (Anodonta anatina), Wandering Snails (Ampullaceana balthica) & caddis fly larvae. #chalkstreams #WestSuffolk #freshwatermussels #molluscmonday #Suffolk #MolluskMonday
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December 6, 2024 at 1:58 PM
johnmoyer.okla.social.ap.brid.gy
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County. Oklahoma, United States on September 21, 2021

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

[Original post on okla.social]
A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) was flying over shallow water at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma on September 21, 2021. The reflection of the bird is distorted by ripples in the water. There was a drought at the time exposing mussel shells. There are about 60 species of freshwater mussels in Oklahoma. https://www.okmussels.com/ https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/magazine/freshwatermussels/ https://www.choctawnation.com/news/iti-fabvssa/traditional-uses-of-freshwater-mussels/
May 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
verobalderasi.bsky.social
(Posting in my personal capacity.)
The story is out! Please like and follow @baragonasteve and me for more stories.
38,000 river-cleaning mussels released into Washington, DC’s Anacostia River, and counting!
#AnacostiaRiver #FreshwaterMussels #CleanWater
July 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
jayhawktiemann.bsky.social
Can I be added please? Our group collected fishes & #FreshwaterMussels in the Iquitos, Peru and Altamira, Brazil areas.

Here's a paper from one of those projects:

bioone.org/journals/pro...
December 4, 2024 at 10:25 AM
singermccombs.bsky.social
…so that when we walk through the world we don’t have to avert our eyes with shame, so that we can hold our heads up high and receive the respectful acknowledgment of the rest of the earth’s beings.” #FMCS2025 #freshwatermussels
May 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
fmcs-mollusk.bsky.social
A New Year means new ways to think about #FreshwaterMollusks. Here is an interesting story about #FreshwaterMussels being used to control the local supply systems in Europe...

kottke.org/24/12/eight-...
Eight Clams Control This Polish City’s Water Supply
In the city of Poznań, Poland, a group of eight clams controls the local water supply through a clever bio-monitoring system: T
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December 31, 2024 at 1:48 PM
numenini.bsky.social
Top row: Painter's Mussel (Unio pictorum), so called as shells were used to hold paint.
Not sure about other live freshwater mussel?
Assume oyster shell has washed out of ancient midden.
#freshwatermussel/freshwatermussels" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#freshwatermussels #freshwatermussel #RiverNar #Norfolk #MolluskMonday #MolluscMonday
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December 11, 2024 at 5:49 AM
scollr.com
A 2026 paper followed Sinanodonta woodiana as it shifts from glochidium larva to juvenile mussel: shell, foot, food source, and gene activity all change. One species, one study, not a claim about all mussels. #FreshwaterMussels #MolluskScience #DevelopmentalBiology
Dark microscope-style freshwater scene with a tiny mussel larva beside an emerging juvenile shell form. The reel visualizes a recent Sinanodonta woodiana study on glochidium-to-juvenile metamorphosis.
June 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM