Higgins eye - Lampsilis higginsi

A hungry bluegill is lured by the display behavior of an adult female Higgins eye mussel. If the fish strikes the display, glochidia (mussel larvae) will attach to the fish's gills where they will develop into juvenile mussels. Learn more.

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