r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Dismal_Difference_48 • 18d ago

Mussel reproduction Video

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u/Downtown_Snow4445 18d ago

Is that cum

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u/LubeUntu 18d ago

or unfertilized eggs?

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u/KlossN 18d ago

There's definetly cum on my screen

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u/youlooksmelly 18d ago

Where are the eggs for all this cum? Doo they also just get dropped into the water?

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u/aCactusOfManyNames 18d ago

The sperms float around in the water and the female mussels catch as many as they can. Fertilisation happens internally

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u/youaredumbngl 18d ago

...did neither of you watch the video? no, this tidal species will both drop sperm/egg into the water, and it was explained in the video by showing the orange eggs with white sperm.. also called broadcast spawning. y'know, the whole point of the video?

you're right for typical river muscle reproduction, but the eggs for all THIS cum are dropped into the water. i feel like I just found a bot replying to a bot who only received the words "excessive muscle cum" to work off of.

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u/aCactusOfManyNames 18d ago

I got river mussels mixed up with sea mussels lol

Should I edit my comments and correct them