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Mapleleaf
EntdeckenInvertebrate
Mapleleaf
Quadrula quadrula
The Mapleleaf is a special freshwater mussel with a beautiful, leaf-shaped shell. It lives in rivers and lakes, helping to keep the water clean by filtering it.
Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers and lakes
Aussehen
The Mapleleaf has a distinctive, chunky shell that is roughly square or trapezoidal in shape. Its surface is covered with large, rounded bumps or 'tubercles,' giving it a knobby texture. The shell color ranges from yellowish-brown to dark brown, often with lighter rays.
ReichAnimaliaStammMolluscaKlasseBivalviaOrdnungUnionidaFamilieUnionidaeGattungQuadrula
Kategorie
InvertebrateSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
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Interessante Fakten
A single Mapleleaf mussel can filter over 10 gallons of water every single day!
Mapleleaf mussel shells grow yearly rings, just like trees, that show exactly how old they are!
Their tiny larvae are called glochidia and must briefly live on a fish to grow bigger!
These mussels move around using a single, powerful muscular 'foot' to slowly pull themselves along!
Besondere Fähigkeiten
Fähigkeit
Fishy Hitchhikers
Mapleleaf can release microscopic larvae that temporarily attach to fish gills, ensuring their young travel far and wide.
Fähigkeit
Nature's Water Filter
Mapleleaf has special gills that constantly filter water, removing tiny particles and helping to keep rivers clean.
Fähigkeit
Underground Home
Mapleleaf can burrow deep into the riverbed sediment, allowing them to hide safely from many predators.
Maße und Details
- Shell Length
- 12 cm
- Shell Width
- 9 cm
- Lebenserwartung
- 50 Jahre
Ernährung und Fütterung
The Mapleleaf is a filter-feeder, straining tiny food particles like algae and bacteria from the water.
Hauptnahrung
- algae
- bacteria
- detritus
- phytoplankton
- zooplankton
Nahrungssuche
- Filter Feeding
Ökologische Zusammenhänge
eaten by
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Muskrats often prey on mussels.
depends on
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Host fish for mussel larvae.
eaten by
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Raccoons forage for mussels.
Merkmale
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Sammlungen
Sicherheit
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Be careful near water! Always swim with an adult.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Was ist der/die/das shell Length von Mapleleaf?
12 cm
Was ist der/die/das shell Width von Mapleleaf?
9 cm
Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mapleleaf?
50 Jahre
Was frisst Mapleleaf?
The Mapleleaf is a filter-feeder, straining tiny food particles like algae and bacteria from the water.
Wo findet man Mapleleaf normalerweise?
Freshwater rivers and lakes
Wie jagt Mapleleaf?
Filter Feeding
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