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Heart rates goes up as a part of a 'fight or flight' response. Mussels
can do neither (?). Maybe it would allow a quick increase in oxygen
intake to tide over the shell when it has its valves tightly shut to keep
out the dog whelk.
Allen
On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:18:59 -0400 Thomas Clenche <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> hi all;
> I found this little tidbit in my "Bizzarre news"
>
> Welsh Professor's Mussel Stressed
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> University of Wales - The previously prestigious University
> of Wales has spent thousands of dollars examining the question
> whether mussels can suffer panic attacks. Yes, that's right,
> some professor decided this was an important question to answer
> so researchers placed dog whelks, which eat mussels, in a tank
> and monitored the mussels' heart beat. The results? Mussels'
> heartbeats increased for up to 24 hours even after the dog
> whelks were removed.
>
> I hope you all enjoy it!
> Thomas Clenche
> Low Tide Crafts
> Petley, Random Island, Newfoundland
>
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