• Question: do pearl mussels eat

    Asked by Thomasthetankengine to Karen on 7 Nov 2018.
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      Karen answered on 7 Nov 2018:


      Pearl mussels eat small particles of food that they get from water. The suck the water inside their shell (through their “inhalant siphon”) and extract the food. We think they mainly eat small fungus (mushrooms), plants and bacteria, which explains why they don’t taste good to eat!

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