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Mussel attached to a rock

Holding a mussel attached to a rock.

A mussel attached to a rock, found at a rocky shoreline in the Boston area.

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Rights: Dr Zhao Qin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Published: 16 September 2013Size: 947.53 KB
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