True Facts: Mussels That Catch Fish

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A Special thanks to Dr. Chris Barnhart.
Dr. Barnhart’s video and pictures of freshwater mussels are impossible to miss if you research them even a little bit. Dr. Barnhart let us share his incredible (and hilarious) documentation of these amazing animals, and helped us avoid silly mistakes (like mispronouncing the entire Order).
We would not have been able to make this episode without him.
Thank you to:
Dr Chris Barnhart, Missouri State University
Ryan Hagerty, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Brett Billings, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Tim Lane, Virginia Tech
Dr Tom Watters, Ohio State University
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Megan Bradley, US Fish & Wildlife Service
J. Scott Faiman
Kendell R. Loyd, Missouri State University
John McLeod, US Geological Survey
Dr Viktoria E Nikishchenko, FEB Russian Academy of Sciences
Dr. Elena Sayenko, FEB Russian Academy of Sciences
Yan-ling Cao, Shandong University
Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, Catawba College
Jonathan Young
Matt Hill
Todd Fobian
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Selected Citations:
Barnhart, Miles & Haag, Wendell & Roston, William. (2008). Adaptations to larval parasitism in the Unionoida.
Journal of The North American Benthological Society - J N AMER BENTHOL SOC. 27. 370-394. 10.1899/07-093.1.
Cao, Yan-Ling & Liu, Xiongjun & Wu, Ruiwen & Xue, Tao-Tao & Li, Long & Zhou, Chun-Hua & Ouyang, Shan & Wu,
Xiao-Ping. (2018). Conservation of the endangered freshwater mussel Solenaia carinata (Bivalvia, Unionidae)
in China. Nature Conservation. 26. 10.3897/natureconservation.26.25334.
Fobian, Todd. (2007). Reproductive biology of the rabbitsfoot mussel (Quadrula cylindrica) (Say, 1817)
in the upper Arkansas River system.
Loyd, Kendell. (2018). Synchronization of Reproduction in Deertoe Mussel (Truncilla truncata).
McLeod, John & Jelks, Howard & Pursifull, Sandra & Johnson, Nathan. (2017). Characterizing the early life
history of an imperiled freshwater mussel ( Ptychobranchus jonesi ) with host-fish determination and
fecundity estimation. Freshwater Science. 36. 000-000. 10.1086/692096.
Nikishchenko, Viktoria & Sayenko, E. & Dyachuk, Vyacheslav. (2022). First Immunodetection of Sensory and
Nervous Systems of Parasitic Larvae (Glochidia) of Freshwater Bivalve Nodularia douglasiae.
Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 879540. 10.3389/fphys.2022.879540.
Rogers-Lowery, Constance & Dimock, Ronald. (2006). Encapsulation of Attached Ectoparasitic Glochidia
Larvae of Freshwater Mussels by Epithelial Tissue on Fins of Naive and Resistant Host Fish.
The Biological bulletin. 210. 51-63. 10.2307/4134536.
Sayenko, E. & Kazarin, V. (2022). Sample preparation of glochidial shells (Bivalvia, Unionidae) for scanning
electron microscopy. Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal. 32. 7-20. 10.35885/ruthenica.2022.32(1).2.
Watters, G. Thomas. “Morphology of the Conglutinate of the Kidneyshell Freshwater Mussel, Ptychobranchus
Fasciolaris.” Invertebrate Biology 118, no. 3 (1999): 289-95. doi.org/10.2307/3226998.

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@zefrank Год назад

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@researcherchameleon4602 Год назад

Can you please make a full video on the Cordyceps fungus

@liberalsockpuppet4772 Год назад

If it's anything like an Adam and Eve mystery gift, I'm in.

@liberalsockpuppet4772 Год назад

@@researcherchameleon4602 excellent idea!

@lupusmacbeth8784 Год назад

Hey can you cover the Pacu fish? they're a vegetarian cousin to the pirhana and were imported to other places around the world, and wound up evolving in interesting ways to say the least as a result and now occasionally chew on other nuts besides those that fall from trees. They are known as Ballcutters in some parts of the world, for very on the nose reasons.

@KekuTheLaughing Год назад

You got a bot problem in the comments bro. Like full fledged comment bots too.

@seachief7449 Год назад

Fun fact about the facehugger mussels The fish they specialise in have reinforced skulls which allow them to survive the facehugging, if the mussel grabs a different species that isn't suitable for their young, they will just crush their skull. So in a weird way, they actually have somewhat of a symbiotic relationship, as the mussels remove competing species from the environment.

@SorenCicchini Год назад

That's not really all that fun but it is interesting and I appreciate it nonetheless.

@alexistaylor969 Год назад

@l-3176-l most likely, they had thicker skulls due to stronger biting muscles for pealing stuff off rocks and from flipping rocks. Then the mussels started biting them and only the thicker skulled survived. So probably started with thicker skulls and then got thicker as a co evolution thanks to the mussels killing off the ones that didn't have thick enough skulls, as well as other species of fish without the thicker skulls.

@katiekane5247 Год назад

@@SorenCicchini especially for the average fish.

@paddington1670 Год назад

@@alexistaylor969 Or only some of the fish species with thick skulls had adequately thick skulls for your reasons, but mussels started biting heads and the fish species with thick skulls got even thicker and now we can say they share a better relationship after they evolved thicker skulls. Chicken or egg or a bit of both, unless you know for sure, quite a few instances could be true.

@ToudaHell Год назад

Facehuggers. Where else have I heard that from?

@matthewrowe7194 Год назад

I'm a freshwater mussel conservation biologist and I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video. It has been watched over one MILLION times in under three days and is almost certainly the most effective single piece of Freshwater mussel outreach ever produced. I cannot clap loudly enough to express my thanks for creating it.

@12-343 Год назад

So you're saying this is all propaganda for Big Mussel?

@Wearywastrel Год назад

@@12-343 🤣🤣🤣

@arizona_anime_fan Год назад

@@12-343 its a small pro-facial lobby, but it's quite strong.

@LunariousBookworm Год назад

Your enthusiasm for your field of study is contagious

@josephgutschmidt4718 Год назад

Clap away

@lilRadRidinHood Год назад

My first encounter with ZeFrank here and really must say thank you. I'm 71 and consider myself quite knowledgeable about animals, from tardigrade to blue whales. Yet this was news to me, and delightful for me to learn with the teacher adding humor throughout the clip. After reading several dozen comments I am anxious to discover more videos on the varied topics presented by the one that goes by ZeFrank.

@dianafrances6862 Год назад

Ze Frank is a treasure for all of us interested in animals of all kinds.

@Elo-Him Год назад

Liar.

@Akatsuki69387 11 месяцев назад

I recommend Lindsay Nikole and Casual Geographic for more neat facts though they're a little more short form.

@wankershim Год назад

"The females, which can look quite female" I nearly choked. Frank's out here saying what we're all thinking.

@chilomine839 Год назад

Did he do a.....LOL!!!!

@-elliott-averagedragonenjo1812 Год назад

@yo it really isn’t. Everyone who owns/manages bots like this should be banned from using the internet as a whole.

@cantmakeacreativename2072 Год назад

@@-elliott-averagedragonenjo1812 well, replying to them isn’t helping very much, if anything it helps them since the people uses these bots gets the notifications from it, and like most trolls, are usually fueled by it.

@chadd1428 Год назад

@@-elliott-averagedragonenjo1812 reported

@gastonmarian7261 Год назад

In talking with a friend about a female equivalent to the eggplant emoji, we thought the oyster 🦪 was a particularly effective fit

@Destroyah931 Год назад

I've actually worked alongside Dr. Barnhart for over a decade. A pleasant surprise to see his footage here. While mussels are his specialty we and others have also been studying Lepidoptera, which would be another fantastic True Facts video topic. Mimicry, poisons, their many foes, parasitic lepidoptera, a species where males drink the blood of their own children to attract females, and so many other fascinating facts make Butterflies, Moths, and Skippers the perfect subject for one of these videos.

@error.418 Год назад

It's kinda surprising he hasn't done butterflies as a single video yet. They were mentioned in the "True Facts: Deception in the Rainforest" I believe. Would be nice to see a deeper dive like you mentioned.

@Alvgal Год назад

Upvoting to make Ze Frank see this, it sounds like a great video!

@babybloc Год назад

“Drink the blood of their own children.” That’ll be a hit in the version for kid’s science classes. I’ll definitely be pointing this comment out to my adult children who follow the channel

@sdfkjgh Год назад

@@babybloc: Dude, it's not just drinking the blood of their own children. It's doing that in order to attract a female. *METAL. AS. FUCK!!!!* Also highly psychopathic.

@darcieclements4880 Год назад

You would have to do specific lepidoptera really, too much content for general group.

@UltraGalaxyify Год назад

"Now sometimes the sperm comes in balls". That is deeply profound, it changed my life forever

@sarafleming9893 11 месяцев назад

So, the men in this world better hope all their little ‘spermies’ don’t decide to gather on one side and start swimming. Those balls would jump’n, bump’n, and move’n all over the place. “Come on, boys, we’re going that way. Why, what’s that way? Who knows. We’re in the river!” LOLOL🤣🤣🤣

@heathertaylor8904 Год назад

That's sad, I didn't know there was an extinction event for the mussels, too. I used to go camping and watch them do their thing along the edge of the river with a lamp. I don't know why, but watching hundreds of them float their lil lippies and undulating them in the water was quite hypnotic and peaceful. I remember thinking they acted like the rivers liver or something, cleaning all the gunk out of the water. You can actually see clean water past the patches of the mussels, much clearer than just upstream of their bunches.

@angelkotilainen Год назад

That's so cool! It's so special to have memories like this. I used to sit and watch Sand Martins' just 12 years ago they were a delight🥰 Now there are none 😔 I always tell myself they found some place else to nest other than the river bank here, but who knows. They used to do the most incredible aerial displays. I have a photo of a bunch of them looking like they're circling the moon with a bright blue sky. I miss them. I hope your mussels are doing well.

@heathertaylor8904 Год назад

@Angel me too. It's been awhile. Sorry about the birds... that's really sad. I remember growing up with hundreds of fireflies all over the place. The night would dance with them, like stars that had come down. It's really disappointing people don't seem to care anymore.

@delightdelirium1 Год назад

@@heathertaylor8904 I grew up here in West Virginia, where you can't eat anything out of the river because it's too polluted (but us poor people did anyway). Our rivers have been taken over by the invasive mussels. When I was a kid, there used to be crawdads and minnows and dragonflies and frogs and toads and snakes and salamanders in every creek. Now you're lucky to see a living being near one. I also remember the summer nights full of fireflies, and the spring peepers. You could tell the season by the insect and bird calls. Makes me sad my niece and nephew won't have those experiences.

@heathertaylor8904 Год назад

@M. McIntyre nature is a very delicate balance. It kind of blows my mind in the worst way that some people don't believe in trying to save our planet and the balance within it. What could possibly be more precious or worth caring about? 😔 there used to be fireflies everywhere here in Florida too but now my kids have never seen one either. Breaks my heart.

@KlodFather Год назад

And sadly many of them are missing. There were lots of fresh water clams around here that were eaten by native peoples that do not exist any more. I did get a chance to sample some of them where the locals hunted them in a large mountain lake and smoked them. It was a fantastic find.

@lizesser2802 Год назад

I love this kinda natural horror that feels like it shouldn't be real, and I've never known about this. That perfect mix of deeply fascinating and disturbing. Big WTF to nature. AGAIN. Love your content. Seriously good, obscure information delivered with wonderful and absurd comedy.

@corbinbrody1 Год назад

As a freshwater mussel biologist and huge fan of Ze Frank, I gotta say, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!

@braindecay9477 Год назад

How did you become freshwater mussel biologist? Like for real, with biology BsC, msc, PhD in freshwater mussel appreciation? And if yes, was it worth it?

@marti5420 Год назад

As a freshwater mussel, I too have been waiting for this

@Tmuoe Год назад

I guess, the fish dies at the end, so are the muscles "parasitic"? and it is amazing how they recognize the right fish, how do they do that at all? Do they sense specific hormone or even "gene" of the right fish? amazing....

@Macaulyn_97 Год назад

@@Tmuoe No, he says in the end that they detach from the fish, leaving it "no worse for the wear", which means that the fish is basically unnaffected by their presence.

@GetOffMyPhoneGoogle Год назад

Hello, it's me your lab student. I need a big bag of these, a stick of butter, and a head of garlic. I have science to do.

@eventer79 Год назад

I am a mussel biologist & I approve this message. XD Also, I am thrilled to see Chris Barnhart's amazing media finally get some more attention outside of mussel world. These are truly amazing animals - even after working with them for almost 20 years, I am still regularly astonished at what they can do and the complexity of their lives. I am so happy that my long hope for a zefrank mussel video has finally been fulfilled!!!

@curiousKuro16 Год назад

I'm most surprised by how many muscle scientists are in these comments.

@ericcrinnian Год назад

@@curiousKuro16Same 😂 I'm just scrolling and it's (understandably) excited mussel biologists all the way down!

@docgonzobordel Год назад

👍👍👍

@thefatherinthecave943 Год назад

Consensus among people that study individual types of animals seems to be “they’re always surprising us in ways we didn’t think possible

@bustatron Год назад

Pretty wild that a creature without vision can make such detailed false lures. How did they figure that crap out? (I get how, just HOW?)

@clockworkkirlia7475 Год назад

One of the absolute funniest episodes to date. Everything from 7:00 to "yay!" is absolute comedy gold. And as a fan of wacky invertebrates everywhere, absolutely fascinating to watch! Thank you, Ze Frank, Caitlin Cowie, Dr. Chris Barnhart and everyone else who contributed to this beautiful work!

@theshuman100 11 месяцев назад

just realise this is the equivalent of fruit. only difference is the seeds embed in your flesh

@crunchyyellowlion Год назад

I still say if ZeFrank and his friend taught science in school, I probably would have been more interested. I am nearly 50 and he's still hilarious as ever, and educational!

@squallsheart69 Год назад

Who would have ever thought mussels to be so diverse and amazingly creative in their lures. And Zefrank's narration is top notch *chef kiss*

@rebeccaconlon9743 Год назад

And that's just freshwater ones

@13lilsykos Год назад

Shouldn't it be mussel kiss? *muah muah* ( insert ze frank kissing noises here)

@thithi8793 Год назад

@minhvan1216 Год назад

@andresperedo1275 Год назад

I am now writing my doctoral thesis on dispersal of freshwater macroinvertebrates (but of another kind, caddisflies and so), and the thing of going upstream to not end up eventually in the sea is a thing, I can tell you.

@snugglymisha Год назад

I'm also interested in caddisfly research! That is so cool, good luck on your thesis (:

@andresperedo1275 Год назад

@@snugglymisha There are a couple of presentations I gave in online conferences uploaded to my channel. They are not meant for the general public (particularly the first one, it is super technical), but you can give them a try. And thank you!

@absolutelyunepic3072 Год назад

I imagine you are quite popular with fly fishermen

@LadyhawksLairDotCom Год назад

I once saw a blurb about someone who used caddisfly larvae shells to make jewelry. She would put the larvae into tanks of water with small stones of all the same color and they'd build their shells. Very pretty! When they reached their adult form, she'd turn them loose. I'm not sure how much this would disrupt the life cycle, but the jewelry was certainly unique and fascinating.

@JesterTBP Год назад

The second he made that point I had a Eureka moment. Makes soooo much sense.

@kurodiggs Год назад

Nice! A new episode of "If these were humans, they would be in prison."

@trevgauntletneu_gaming Год назад

Imagine getting a mussel money shot.

@spuntoddler9702 13 дней назад

Gravy! (Ed’s voice)

@SoniasWay Год назад

These mussels prove those people wrong who say “you can’t survive by sitting in your room all day”

@Carewolf Год назад

Nature's own mouthbreathers.

@playerone7663 Год назад

Still sitting here waiting for a fish to swim into my mouth.

@hunszaszist Год назад

I'm sure it works out for the mussels, but I think my situation would be worse if I facefucked a fish to boot

@tiefensucht Год назад

Tinder in a nut err mussel shell. Some male species even send pictures of their dick to attract woman.

@denifnaf5874 Год назад

I mean they are sitting outside

@DanGamingFan2846 Год назад

Undersea reproduction be wild. And very clever. It's incredible how simultaneously beautiful and disgusting (and horrifying) evolution can be. Great job, as always, Ze Frank.

@LprogressivesANDliberals Год назад

Love nature. It’s objective & unfair. Reality is reality & survival is all that matters

@DanGamingFan2846 Год назад

@@LprogressivesANDliberalsOh, I love nature more than anything. I'm just saying it can get crazy at times.

@sekkuar Год назад

Yes but that's a river not a sea

@samsonsoturian6013 Год назад

Very Lovecraftian...

@brigidtheirish Год назад

@@sekkuar Same general concept.

@CJM-rg5rt Год назад

I actually found out about these by surfing wikipedia and they blew my freaking mind. I think I was reading about a small native fish to the great lakes region. The mussel that relies on it is going extinct because the diversity has pretty much been lost in these epic lakes. Invasive goby or mussels probably took their place or something. You'd never believe how screwed up it's gotten over the years and how many different types of wildlife have disappeared.

@BrookeReamsthephoenix Год назад

I just learned about your channel and my life is changed for the better. I'm a bio major graduating in 2 months. Thank you for your humor and integrity.

@alexkiser4017 Год назад

I work with freshwater mussels and this is the best thing ever! I never thought the obscure group of organisms I work with would ever get their own true facts video.

@samiam619 Год назад

I live on a lake in northern lower Michigan, are zebra mussels edible? By humans that is…

@cryptbeast3222 Год назад

A random question, but do you think there's any chance that a few of the flashier species could be bred for hobby aquarists? I know they wouldn't be easy to keep, and most would never be able to breed them, but it may make a handful of species more common and appreciated.

@darkdragoness5 Год назад

One of the things I seem to notice about Ze Frank's videos is that he tends to go for things that tend to be overlooked and shows just how interesting they can be. So people like you who work with these truly fascinating creatures can get the recognition you deserve for all your work.

@alexkiser4017 Год назад

@Sam I am Yes, they are edible in the sense that they are not poisonous. No, I would not recommend eating them because they are filter feeders and you do not know what may have passed through them.

@alexkiser4017 Год назад

@Crypt Beast Yes, it is possible to propagate many species in an aquarium setting. There are multiple facilities in the USA, China, and Europe that will raise threatened or endangered mussels for release or experiments. This is one of the things our lab does. I would check with your local natural resource agency about collecting wild mussels as there are several species that may be protected in your area. However, I actually saw some corbicula (Asian clams, not unionid mussels) in a local fish store recently. So there is potential.

@lifeaquatic1267 Год назад

Ive got to say, as a freshwater mussel biologist, I am happy to hear you correctly pronounce the genus and species properly. Nice description of the process as well. Oh, Dr Barnhart from Missouri State helped you. Makes sense now.

@quietone748 Год назад

But ZeFrank himself is a Biologist, so it also makes sense because he is also a scientist interested in these things.

@lifeaquatic1267 Год назад

@@quietone748 Oh, I didnt know that. Makes him even cooler in my eyes. That said, if you dont say the scientific names frequently, its easy to butcher them, even as a biologist. Pronouncing Lasmigona decorata isnt easy, unless you say it all the time. I mispronounce plant species all the time.

@Damocles450 Год назад

So, what happens to the fish that get all the mussel larvae all up in them? I can't imagine having their gills inundated with mussel is all that...healthy?

@itsagundam79 Год назад

@@Damocles450 what do you do when you inhale some pollen? Sneeze a couple times and get on with your life? Or freak out that you just inhaled barbed, spiky plant semen and gouge out your nostrils to the point of bleeding? I imagine it's the same with the fish.

@athmaid Год назад

@@lifeaquatic1267 why don't you just call it L. decorata

@JonesGermanni Год назад

"It looks like it's sneezed out it's pituitary" I freaking adore your imagination because this is on point 😂😂😂😂

@xxxxmimi Год назад

This is amazing. I never knew mussels reproduce like this and those decoys look so real its incredible. Thank you for your humorous yet informative videos!!! i love them

@emilys1418 Год назад

I had no idea how absolutely horrifying mussels are 👍 I am deeply unnerved

@sometimessnarky1642 Год назад

Hey, at least they dont kill the fish. They are unwilling hosts but it's temporary and not fatal.

@alternateview8971 Год назад

@@sometimessnarky1642 imagine taking a walk, and suddenly you’re engulfed by what is essentially flesh in a rock. You’re then immediately coated in hundreds of specks latch on and start to bury themselves into you. The ideal location for these specks to grow into the thing you’re trapped in is in your lungs. If fish were able pain and misery like humans could, I imagine you’d come away from that Disturbed at best or Psychologically Broken at worst. Lucky for the fish that they probably can’t.

@Mel-xl9fz 10 месяцев назад

Honestly, same

@chakydd 9 месяцев назад

Yes. I was looking for this comment. So damn strange to say the least. 😵‍💫😵‍💫

@dalias12 29 дней назад

@@alternateview8971 they do have different lives from people.

@manaash4316 Год назад

I never realized how terrifying mussels are

@Dany-wp5zu Год назад

No is not, it looks like a some weird laguma erecta, clam to mouth kind of fing

@JesterTBP Год назад

Have you realized how delicious they can be?

@PhilJonesIII Год назад

@@JesterTBP Have you considered that might be part of their plan?

@BrettonFerguson Год назад

I thought it was an ingrown hair. It turns out my toe got raped by a clam.

@nekrataali Год назад

Thank god there isn't a human equivalent. Imagine biting into an apple, only to feel a bunch of worms release into your mouth, work their way down into your lungs, then (to get them out) you sneeze something through your nose that looks like baby powder.

@Hazuls Год назад

I absolutely love how an apparently simple creature like the mollusk (a rock with lips!) In fact has such amazing and intricate adaptations. The natural world is truly amazing!!

@phyllisnunn2061 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely incredible research here! Also - I knew there was a reason I've never wanted to eat mussels.

@TerrX21 Год назад

“Here a darter fish looks for a morsel OH S#%^!” Not even 8 seconds into this and I’m already in tears 🤣🤣Always amazing work from you, Zefrank. Thank you, and if you can help it, don’t even stop!

@vantruongthi9105 Год назад

@torterratortellini6641 Год назад

@@user-zk4eh6zy2gshut up

@brooklynguy4331 Год назад

In tears, huh? I guess you really take the darter fish’s fate to heart. - BG

@sometimessnarky1642 Год назад

If you cry about a fish perhaps you shouldn't watch nature programs. But the fish didn't die so wipe those tears away and donate to help the non fatal birthing methods of the freshwater mussels.

@MossyMozart 8 месяцев назад

@@sometimessnarky1642 - Back down. Perhaps @Terrencevia21 was cry with laughter. Though until we discovered that the fish were not harmed, I was feeling quite empathetic myself.

@TimeBucks Год назад

This is absolutely amazing!

@anamparveen7336 Год назад

Nice

@parwatifakar Год назад

Nice

@RofikulIslam-pg7pm Год назад

This is Very nice amazing

@evamarkoneszilvasy9997 Год назад

Amazing!

@kuldeepsoni86 Год назад

Good

@ghostofvalor4349 Год назад

I appreciate you for giving credit to your two patreons for the pencil comparison. It was funny and they deserve some credit for being a part of the creative process!

@digitalmop Год назад

For the amount of entertainment this provides I certainly end up learning way too much. Pls don't stop.

@PeachySASQUATCH Год назад

I’m pretty sure this is the only channel I’ve actually watched every single video of, and I never miss a new one

@blackcotton2288 Год назад

me too!!!!!

@chucklebutt4470 Год назад

I think for me it's this channel and also Primitive Technology.

@KenjiVdusc Год назад

Not that many videos to watch, but everyone a good value, especially for the price

@PeachySASQUATCH Год назад

@@chucklebutt4470 I can’t help but to think you’ve replied to the wrong comment

@PeachySASQUATCH Год назад

@jana What is happening?

@babygorilla4233 Год назад

Who would have thought that mussels act like a Venus flytrap got freeky with a parasitic wasp.

@Macaulyn_97 Год назад

Parasitic wasps actually kill their hosts, though. Ze Frank said that when the baby mussels get out, they leave the fish "no worse for the wear", so it seems like the fish just serves as an incubator instead of food.

@feuerling Год назад

@@Macaulyn_97 _Mostly_ no worse for the wear

@babygorilla4233 Год назад

@@Macaulyn_97 true I wrote that at the start when the first one was pumping a fish full of babys.

@monkchips Год назад

This man is a genius! I literally have tears pouring down my face, laughing at his narration. Keep doing what you do.

@utahwaxwing Год назад

I am amazed by what these creatures have made and how they adapt.

@MossyMozart 8 месяцев назад

@utahwaxwing - And some science deniers doubt evolution!

@carjax777 Год назад

Hey Ze, I've been a long-time follower of yours. I am a third year student studying fish and wildlife management and I have to say I really appreciate the effort you put into doing good research! By the way you might find it interesting to hear your videos where recently shared in one of my upper division classes. So I'd be proud if I was you Ze, your videos are actually being used as a teaching tool in university's as a fun way to introduce a species with humor and good data! Whether you know it or not you are a valued part of the academic community just as much as you are a wonderful entertainer. Thank you, and keep doing amazing work!

@be6715 Год назад

Very nice!

@Wearywastrel Год назад

So cool. 👍

@Ethan70779 Год назад

That’s awesome lol

@mlaridon Год назад

That's great, being educational and hilarious both is an achievement. Ze is awesome!

@eledatowle8767 Год назад

The absolute, undisputed King of Similes - Anytime Ze says "like.." what follows is probably going to make you laugh so hard you cry. Another classic! Who else could make mussels the most interesting thing in our day?

@ClintEPereira Год назад

"Looks like he sneezed out your pituitary!" was probably my favorite from this episode. 9:06

@CaptinBelts189 Год назад

"the sperm comes in balls" is probably the best line ive ever heard in my entire life. thank you zefrank

@tanushkalazaretto8465 Год назад

I love watching videos of the water world, I love fish, mussels, sharks and the whole underwater kingdom. I also love various facts from the life of these individuals

@cameroneridan4558 Год назад

I think the wildest thing, despite everything, is that the mussel larvae look so much like their adult forms already.

@raridino600 Год назад

To be fair, their body appearance is really simple

@cylondorado4582 Год назад

"And now that Ethel saw it, it'll be the talk of fish town." I wasn't prepared for that much power right off the bat.

@metalmamasue3680 11 месяцев назад

That had me laughing from the start 😂😂. Life is so much more interesting and hilarious with Zefrank videos. I love them, and so does the group of science hippy scholars in a conservation group I've been part of.

@Deedoof Год назад

I can't believe how cool and high-tech these mollusks are at bebe-making. Another quality video sir!

@BlueHooloovoo Год назад

The vending machine that you pay for with kisses joke was hilarious.

@Thetracker69 Год назад

I've literally been binge watching these videos and saw this one pop up and thought "Huh, that's weird, I've never seen this video before" low and behold, you released it in the middle of a binge watching session. That is how a ZeFrank do.

@purplehaze2358 Год назад

Imagine stepping on a rock and, suddenly, that rock clamps shut on your foot like a bear trap.

@tetanuranlm9818 Год назад

And next thing you know, your foot's giving birth to little rock babies

@lsswappedcessna Год назад

and suddenly your foot is preganananant

@friggintourist7751 Год назад

I have been bitten by mussels before, it hurts but they let go very quickly realizing human feet are not a suitable host

@boomerix Год назад

It's not uncommon to get nasty cuts caused by muscles on your feet when walking barefoot through a muddy river or lake in Europe. Well nasty as in a shallow knife cut, it hurts and looks bad but heals pretty quickly within 2 days.

@sdfkjgh Год назад

@@boomerix: They ain't called Carolina Heelsplitters for nothin'.

@timl.b.2095 Год назад

Stunning! I've seen lots of nature videos, but these adaptations are some of the most amazing ever!

@eviebee Год назад

zefrank has continued to be my favourite channel on youtube ever since the marsupials video

@benjaminchaffins Год назад

As someone that has conducted research with mussels. This is the content I needed.

@KnightmarePhoenix_official Год назад

I definitely didn't expect mussels to be this terrifying.

@smartperson1 8 месяцев назад

My gosh the way you ask “Hwy? Hwy the fish?” gets me every time.

@runningwithscissors0911 Год назад

I learn a lot form your videos and you just crack me up ZeFrank. Thank you and pleeeeeeze keep 'em coning!👏🎉

@captainfosterz Год назад

The timing of this is perfect for me currently writing my final year project on freshwater mussels and was struggling with motivation. This made me smile and remember why I found them fascinating in the first place. Thank you Zefrank

@Wearywastrel Год назад

Good luck on your project! 😁👍

@lambybunny7173 Год назад

Gl!!

@chloejackson1628 Год назад

As always, equal parts hilarious, horrifying and fascinating! Love it.

@Vonage585 Год назад

You just taught me something. Thanks Mr Ze Frank. Subscribed for the long ride.

@Rigel_Chiokis Год назад

This was one of the most entertaining nature videos I've ever seen. :) I also learned quite a bit about fresh water mussels I never knew before, so thank you!

@cpt_bill366 Год назад

Somehow you never fail to reach new depths of absurdity in biology which keep me coming back for more. I love it, Frank. Keep up the good work!

@guysome3263 Год назад

Made me think of the "bitch you live like this!?" meme. 😂

@memesimp3216 Год назад

Nearly died laughing when I saw the fish basically get jumpscared by the mussel. Basically day care for nature, but the mother doesn’t come back.

@artego4814 Год назад

I'm into nature and I know a thing here and there. But this left me literally starring with open mouth... Zefrank is pristine definition of quality over quantity!

@TillyOrifice Год назад

The commentary is as funny as heck, it also packs in an amazing amount of interesting information.

@theflyingcrud Год назад

This is amazing, I had no idea about the level of biomimicry that mussels have. Really reminds me of the bee mimic flowers and the like. So cool!

@chezmoi42 Год назад

So true. I have bee orchids (Ophrys apifera) and fly orchids (Ophrys insectifera) in my yard, and they really do look like insects. Gorgeous things.

@touremuhammad5983 Год назад

“Old Dale got a face full of baby juice!” I almost died, man!! 😂😂

@mjrchapin Год назад

Mother Nature is always over the top, crazy levels of detail and engineering and disguise.

@nworldo Год назад

Zefrank is still legendary, please don't stop what you are doing!

@bast713 Год назад

Simultaneously hilarious, fascinating, and a bit like watching a fish horror movie.

@mdxque8393 Год назад

Not really the kind of “muscle mommy” I was looking for but oh well.

@gaelstrarai Год назад

I just died! 🤣

@xerveeon Год назад

@@gaelstrarai sorry for your loss 😔

@davidjr4903 Год назад

man up

@dalamarhobbs Год назад

I always enjoy zefrank videos. This one had me rolling on the floor. Outstanding!

@1414141x 7 месяцев назад

My luck is in today. Just having a break I thought I'd RU-vid for a 10 minutes and found this video on mussels enticing hosts for their eggs. Wow ! I know a lot more about mussels than I did 15 minutes ago. The variety of strategies they use is amazing. How can one pretty simple creature develop such different approaches ? Anyway thank you Mr Ze Frank, I have subscribed and will be watching more of your videos this evening over dinner ! I love Mantis shrimps so that will be my first treat....

@jeromebarry1741 Год назад

I learned more about mussels than I had ever imagined in the past 10 minutes.

@okmrman6862 Год назад

I can't believe I only found your channel a week ago. RU-vid has been failing me for years. YEARS.

@anonthe-third2367 Год назад

Welcome home brother

@mayhemmcfly4229 Год назад

Welcome to the club. And curse the RU-vid algorithm (shakes fist✊ angrily)

@datwunfool2503 Год назад

Got genuinely excited to see a new from you on my feed.

@Lazarus-aap Год назад

Amazing to see what nature comes up with! Also love the humourous and no nonsense commentary!

@brightbkh07 Год назад

Holy crap this is absolutely amazing! I have never heard of this before and I was fascinated by the designs of the egg pouches and methods of distribution! That’s crazy!!!

@Scythemantis Год назад

I was so glad to see Zefrank covered them because it's such a weird and incredible thing no one knows about! Now millions of people will! I think he's done more for science education than the entire Discovery channel at this point

@michaelccopelandsr7120 Год назад

Thank you, Ze. Bringing smiles to people is truly noble work.

@javieraguirre9135 Год назад

Finally a great animal kingdom documentary that shock me with really great interesting new facts in decades

@darkmatter3538 Год назад

“Ol’ Dale got a face full of Bebeh-Juice!” 😂😂😂 I’m crying!!!

@zcarp8642 Год назад

6:03 Surprise! Baby confetti

@captainc0rgi Год назад

Ze Frank is gonna have an interesting time making this one into a family friendly educational video 😂

@katiekane5247 Год назад

I had the same thought, it will be a challenge!

@Zephlett Год назад

I am always amazed and impressed when he manages that!

@m.maclellan7147 Год назад

I think he should get paid to do these videos for schools. Can you imagine how many biologists would be spawned by these fascinating, horrifying, elucidating videos ?

@BattalionStrike Год назад

“Surprise! ~Babeh Confetti~” is my favorite combination of line and delivery in such a long time 😂 my sides 😂

@playinnpwnin Год назад

thank you ze frank for making nature documentaries funny and informational for more than a decade now.

@s000mable Год назад

Words cannot express how much I love these videos

@secretmurderer Год назад

please don't ever stop making these. I so look forward to them and they always make me laugh.

@itslullas 5 месяцев назад

Very conspicuous choice of name 🤨

@monkeygirl1894 Год назад

7:12 is, hands down, the best part of the video 😂

@seleciaa Год назад

This is fascinating. Awesome video, as always. I enjoy eating mussels, and my respect for them has grown!

@axelprino Год назад

It's really impressive what they can pull off with mucus and some pigments, those actually look like fish at a glance.

@rebeccaconlon9743 Год назад

It's the same with mimicry, trial and error, those that don't match well enough die out

@ajwillis1146 Год назад

I am here for dirty jokes and hard shells

@impishDullahan Год назад

Really? I'm here for hard jokes and dirty shells.

@brackzaff Год назад

I'm here for joke shells and hard dirty.

@techno_otaku Год назад

Woah crazy, I'm here for dirty hard and shell jokes

@ImPrather Год назад

Dirty and here hard am jokes I shells for

@Hansulf Год назад

Absolutely amazing video! I barely knew river mussels were a thing, but they are so interesting! Keep It Up!

@RORRIMMIRROR Год назад

Hilarious way to teach. How can one, not love it?! Thanks ZeFrank

@6amsunset_ Год назад

Ze Frank I love what you do so much because. Many creators who make fun/funny/entertaining science videos tend to just dumb things down to the extreme for the most general audience, and I find that somewhat insulting. You on the other side can talk about obscure (and extremely interesting) subjects, explain things in great detail, with videos and photos and examples of all sort while keeping it very funny and entertaining without sacrificing any of the educational value. It's so refreshing and I believe that's something we really need!! props to you for making this and keep it up!!

@Wearywastrel Год назад

You bring up some good points, why can't we have this level of comedy in other subjects without sacrificing the information? There might be a lot of space for this kind of content in the sciences for a person in position to capitalize on...

@Kayte52 Год назад

Isn't he the creator of Buzzfeed?

@Faolan_Grey Год назад

7:12 this had me rolling on the ground for 5 mins straight 😂

@ellien5014 Год назад

Yes! I always love it when he makes the kissing impressions. I regularly revisit the mudskipper episode.

@furiusstiles3214 Год назад

I’m so glad I clicked this😂 The narration is brilliant.

@craigversheck7835 8 месяцев назад

This is my favorite episode by far! Others certainly still are, but this one is quite unique ❤

@alephalon7849 Год назад

Ah, another reason for me to avoiding shellfish aside from my allergy: Facehugger mussels. Hilarious and entertaining video, Ze Frank!

@zachboyd4749 11 месяцев назад

Don't worry, 70 percent of them are in the greatly threatened category and two dozen species of them have already gone extinct in the past century or so! Yay for humanity, I guess....

@FriendlyKat Год назад

6:40 “… That looks like a pair of dentures that got lost in a shag carpet.” LOL

@alicejean5526 Год назад

A vending machine you pay with kisses....... yup, this is the best educational channel EVER. 🤣🤣🤣❤️

@FlyingGekko7 Год назад

"Come on boys! We're goin' that way!" "What's that way?" "Who knows! We're in a river!" Cracks me up every time XD

@BryanOdeen Год назад

Every time a True Facts video drops, it’s a good day. I laughed out loud enough times that I scared my dog.

@shaunhansard8211 Год назад

I’m 42, why have I never heard of this. Literally awesome video Frank! 🙌🏻

@skullrose8985 Год назад

It's mad,i am hooked to the narration of this video but giggling away..I am getting funny looks from my fella.. It's true you do learn more while your having fun with it.. This was brilliant,nature is amazing..thanks for putting these educational comedy video's together..brilliant I love em..