#clamfacts — Public Fediverse posts
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A new study found that when they sense parasitic flatworms in their vicinity, mussels stop filtering to avoid infection. Even more interestingly, they also stop filtering when they detect periwinkles that are an intermediate host for the flatworm. "Oh God, those filthy periwinkles are back, everyone clam up!" #clamFacts