California Floater Mussels Take Fish For an Epic Joyride, Deep Look

The California floater mussel does a surprising amount of travel for a bivalve. First it gets ejected from its parent s shell into the wide watery wilderness. Then it leads a nomad s life clamped on the fins or gills of a fish. Once it s all grown up, the mussel goes to work filtering the water, keeping it clean for all the life that depends on it. Please join our community on Patreon DEEP LOOK is a ultraHD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and pres