[NatureNS] a question re Blue Mussel attachment ?

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I think the mussel can re-secrete those strong threads and re-attach  
to substrates, but I am forwarding to people who probably are better  
able to answer the question.

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> From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: October 8, 2011 7:55:06 PM ADT
> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] a question re Blue Mussel attachment ?
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>
>    A question for the invertebrate zoologists out there: Can a Blue  
> Mussel (Mytilus edulis) re-attach itself to a substrate such as a  
> rock or a piling if it had been separated from it? Its adhesion  
> threads are quite strong, but can the animal repair or re-form new  
> ones if the old ones are broken?
>    Dusan Soudek


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 I think the mussel can re-secrete those strong threads and re-attach to =
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size=3D"4">&nbsp;&nbsp; A question for the invertebrate zoologists out =
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