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Contact: Sandra Hines
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University of Washington
Caption: A mussel suspended in a University of Washington laboratory has already created one byssal thread and is reaching out its foot to mold a second strong, flexible thread. Mussels typically create 50 threads to anchor themselves in place.
Credit: L Coutts/Friday Harbor Laboratories/UW
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