#Quaggamussels have infiltrated the 5km/3-mile highway of pipes under the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne. US lakes have been colonized 30 years collapsing fish populations. Crayfish are covered in mussels & dying because they can’t move. Photo shows chain incrusted in mussels

#Quaggamussels are among the planet’s most potent invasive species, reproducing at astonishing speed: one female quagga produces up to a million egg cells & are known to survive for 30 years in the deepest parts of American lakes. They can breed all year round, & spawn in temperatures as low as 5C.

‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in the US, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first timeLike cholesterol clogging up an artery, it took just a couple of years for the...

Being of a horribly successful species I can empathise with these bastards.
We should take these things to dead worlds around other stars...

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Quagga mussels confirmed in Black Bay, marking latest invasive spread on Lake Superior | CBC News Quagga mussels have been confirmed in the north end of Black Bay on Lake Superior, raising concerns about long-term ecological impacts.

Invasive quagga mussels found along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Quagga and zebra mussels filter phytoplankton, reducing food for native species such as whitefish and lake trout.
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Quadrillions of invasive mussels are damaging the Great Lakes, documentary shows Since the late 1990s, the lake whitefish population has declined as much as 80 percent in parts of the Great Lakes. The culprit is a tiny invasive species called the quagga mussel.

Documentary: "All Too Clear" about #quaggamussels in the #GreatLakes, made after 150 days of filming underwater! Incredible footage in the trailer. See it at the Green Bay Film Festival in November 2025!

Find other screenings here: inspiredplanet.ca/alltooclear/

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