Assertion: mussel's thread | /r/HasProperty | byssus
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text: Blue mussels also use their byssus thread to defend themselves by tying down attacking sea snails, such as the netted dog whelk (Hinia reticulata).
text: Blue mussels (Mytilus) also use their byssus threads to move themselves over the ground:
text: Blue mussels also use their byssus thread to defend themselves by tying down attacking sea snails, such as the netted dog whelk (Hinia reticulata).
text: The common mussel can defend itself from predator snails by tying them down with its byssus threads.
text: Hooked mussels can actually move by pulling themselves along on their byssus threads—releasing some and reattaching others—although this is a very slow process