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Mussel Anchoring

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By themselves, mussels are vulnerable. They prefer to be securely anchored, especially around other mussels.

To hold themselves fast, they produce dozens of byssal threads, strong, stretchy, and secure.

To anchor their threads, the mussels secrete an adhesive that hardens in water.

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