Zebra Mussel facts: more than an INVASIVE species | Animal Fact Files

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Zebra mussels have a bad reputation. Have you ever heard before that they can actually be beneficial to their native habitats??

[@Tetrad20]

Do one on, Mantisfly Assassin spiders Trapjaw spiders

[@Hyperion-5744]

The terrible claw lobster would make for a good video it lives within the buttom of the sea.

[@UboofWeiners]

Yeah so good, they eat all of the algae and cause the other fish to die off.

[@tracybowling97]

I love learning about creatures I have never heard of!

[@1888bry]

All the great lakes are polluted with the zebras now. Thanks to international ships dumping their bilge in the great lakes. Then they fill up the ship with fresh water in every compartment.

[@Aadams700]

I live next to the lake that originally got invaded by zebra mussels in the USA. They single Handley saved lake st Clair. I get their invasive but they saved lake st Clair

[@discobassgroove]

How?

[@raphlvlogs271]

the fact that cargo ships are getting increasingly bigger also contributes to this invasive issue.

[@491drpepper]

I have stepped on one barefoot and it might as well had been barbed wire

[@jimmyblais1502]

I just expanded my mind, thank you.

[@siyacer]

Zebras do have a lot of muscles

[@l0lan00b3]

Great way to split your toes in the great lakes of the n.e.

[@Gmacc187]

Its really a simple concept. The land is ours. The water is theirs.

[@VideoCentral-bh9tf]

My feet get cut by them a lot

[@Doxicyclin]

very cool! Can you do Cymothoa Exigua next? :)

[@eduardobotello4059]

Can you do a video on the abalone please

[@concretecurse6594]

Damn you zebra mussel

[@dwightschrute900]

Let’s eat them

[@radekkabrle5300]

I already have a thesis about zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

[@penny_the_wiser413]

Can you please do a Wooly Bear video. Do they turn into moths?

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Awesome idea! And yes they turn into the Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)

[@jadenl629]

I never knew that even invasive animals could be helpful to the environment!🥰

[@JessicaMary0702]

They ruined my childhood beach

[@PopRocksOTP]

I love the domino effect of life.

[@hemlethair2040]

Just learned about these in my environmental science class

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Sounds fun!

[@G-B-F123]

I thought the mussel on the thumbnail was some sort of tunnel

[@eunaekim9216]

Wait a minute! Is this how Musselshell County, Montana, got its name?

[@comment8767]

I still blame the mussels.

[@ThatOneCom]

Veri cool animal channel

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Can you both do the pink River dolphin 🐬

[@datboiderrty]

And too small to eat, such a shame

[@dwightschrute900]

Let’s still eat them

[@bradleyblake7588]

Amd filled with any pollutants that are in the water, as well as usually found to be contaminated with Botulism.

[@jhowell1704]

Could you do a chinchilla episode? Thanks!

[@AraAraArisan]

Are mealworms blind/ deaf?

[@zinimountglobal]

Can you talk about Mexican Beaded Lizards please?

[@MrTwenty20video]

Are these mussels edible? Thank for the video.

[@bradleyblake7588]

Technically yes, you could eat them. I really would not recommend doing so, though. They are filter feeders which means any pollutans and toxins in the water can build up inside of them, which you would then be eating. They are also commonly found to be contaminated with Botulism, which is very, very bad. Not to mention, what little meat you could get from them would taste terrible anyways. So, I really wouldn't recommend trying them out. Unless you're literally starving to death and that's your only option, and you're also willing to run the risk of suffering from horrible illnesses, and then possibly dying if you can't receive medical care in time, then I guess you could go for it.

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

Make a vídeo about the real zebras

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Awesome suggestion! Thank you!

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Do Mealworms.

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