The top and bottom are from last week, after a snowfall; the middle is from today. Most of the snow has melted in the interim, but there is still ice on the water, and the ground remains frozen.
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There are some good books on the mussel ecology, such as Haag North American Freshwater Mussels. For a much more general-level audience, there’s always Russell the Mussel (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdIywaO8XRI). I’ve worked the most on the Pleurobema and Fusconaia group, but the lampsilines have the most impressive specializations for attracting the fish host, with Epioblasma grabbing the fish as the most dramatic.
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If jaws could really fall like in cartoons I would be picking mine up off the ground – I just took Knox out, and straight ahead was the moon shining through a narrow gap in the dark clouds. I immediately thought, “The moon is there, so Jupiter should be right . . . there!” and there it was! which made me think, “Then Mars should be – there”, and there it was.
I scanned the sky for any stars, but – this is cray! – those three were the only lights in the sky.
Wild.
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