Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - Mussel Pictures (U.S. National Park Service)

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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Re-enactors in a large birchbark Voyageur canoe paddle the Mississippi River.

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	Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Mussel Pictures

A mussel shell being smothered by zebra mussels.

Zebra mussels attached to native mussels.

A pile of mussel shells, also known as a midden.

A mussel sticking out its siphon.

Mussels

The tracks of a mussel.

A mussel trying to attract a potential host.

The inside of a mussel shell.

The outside of a mussel shell.

Boat outfitted to collect mussels.

A collection of different species of mussels.

Shells of different size mussels.

Tools made of mussel shells.

Jewelery made from mussel shells and pearls.

Baby mussels.

A mussel in a person's hand.

Two mussels in a person's hand.

Sorting mussels into different species.

Using a caliper to measure mussels.

Sorted mussels.

Measuring mussels.


			Did You Know? The Mississippi River Basin, or Watershed drains 41% of the continental United States and includes 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Last Updated: May 02, 2008 at 16:57 EST