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From MediaDuz World News Headquarters in Boseman, Montana, this is Cal's We Can Review

with Ryan Cal Calan.

Now, here's Cal.

Drop the Moss Balls.

You'll never take me alive, coppers!

No, Johnny, don't do it!

And by drop, I mean destroy.

Destroy the Moss Balls.

Invasive zebra mussels have been found in 21 states, not in the water wells of boats, but in pet stores.

The invasive muscle has, like a truly successful parasite, hidden inside moss balls,

which are commonly used in aquariums, and distributed throughout pet stores.

Hell of a strategy.

Zebra mussels, a highly adaptive, invasive mullisk, were first discovered in the Great Lakes in 1988.

Since then, state and federal agencies, including the USGS, have spent millions of dollars trying to mitigate their spread.

Zebra mussels are fingernail-sized mullis that are native to eurasia.

They filter out algae that native species need for food, and they attach to and incapacitate native mussels.

As a reminder, our native freshwater mussels are for the most part threatened or endangered.

In addition, these mussels attach to boats, props, power plants, ropes, generally make mess of things, which all cost pretty penny to remove.

It is interesting to note that the presence of zebra mussels really do clean the water up.

But again, what may look good to us isn't necessarily good for fish species.

That change in the habitat allows more light to penetrate, it warms the water faster, and that tiny little life,

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