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Blue mussel

Mytilus edulis

Description:

small black and blue shelled creatures.

Habitat:

found in New England tidepools

Notes:

I found these large colonies at the tidepools around Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park during low tide.

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Maine, USA

Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Aug 6, 2012

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