Nota bene: This here is the 100th Absurd Creature of the Week! In case you missed it, this week we've been revisiting our favorite critters from the past two years. Check out our choices for the most ...

A mussel has been captured on video flapping its mantle in an attempt to lure a fish to involuntarily serve as a host for its larvae. The short clip, which was posted online by the West Virginia ...

If a fish could turn itself inside out, the result would resemble a creature recently recorded on a stream bed in West Virginia. The video, shared Aug. 4 on Facebook, shows what seems to be a glob of ...

Michigan is home to 43 species of native freshwater mussels, 30 of which are considered to be at risk of extinction. Among the many factors that threaten the hard-shelled bottom dwellers are ...

North America's freshwater mussels are both impressively diverse and highly imperiled. Nearly 300 species occur in the United States and Canada, and up to 40 species of the hard-shelled bottom ...