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Mapleleaf
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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.
Hábitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes
Aspecto
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.
ReinoAnimaliaFiloMolluscaClaseBivalviaOrdenUnionidaFamiliaUnionidaeGéneroQuadrula
Categoría
InvertebrateRareza
Common
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Datos interesantes
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!
Habilidades especiales
Habilidad
Fishy Hitchhikers
Mapleleaf can release microscopic larvae that temporarily attach to fish gills, ensuring their young travel far and wide.
Habilidad
Nature's Water Filter
Mapleleaf has special gills that constantly filter water, removing tiny particles and helping to keep rivers clean.
Habilidad
Underground Home
Mapleleaf can burrow deep into the riverbed sediment, allowing them to hide safely from many predators.
Medidas y detalles
- Shell Length
- 12 cm
- Shell Width
- 9 cm
- Esperanza de vida
- 50 años
Dieta y alimentación
The Mapleleaf is a filter-feeder, straining tiny food particles like algae and bacteria from the water.
Alimentos principales
- algae
- bacteria
- detritus
- phytoplankton
- zooplankton
Método de búsqueda
- Filter Feeding
Conexiones ecológicas
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.
Rasgos
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Colecciones
Seguridad
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Be careful near water! Always swim with an adult.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuál es el shell Length de Mapleleaf?
12 cm
¿Cuál es el shell Width de Mapleleaf?
9 cm
¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Mapleleaf?
50 años
¿Qué come Mapleleaf?
The Mapleleaf is a filter-feeder, straining tiny food particles like algae and bacteria from the water.
¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Mapleleaf?
Freshwater rivers and lakes
¿Cómo caza Mapleleaf?
Filter Feeding
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