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Quagga mussels

Photo credit: CIPEL

Quagga mussels

Quagga mussels

Photograph of a scientific measuring instrument fully colonized by quagga mussels after a year's immersion in the lake at a depth of 8 meters.

Until now, these "shock" images have always come from North America, as biofouling in Europe has always been far less spectacular.

Photo credit: LéXPLORE, Sébastien Lavanchy

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