Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hang on tight! Mussels are adapted to handle the extreme living conditions in the intertidal—scorched by sun, eaten by sea stars, and then ... ahhhh ... the tide comes back in.

Edited by Grant Callegari, Meigan Henry
Videography by Grant Callegari
Additional videography by Tavish Campbell