Imperilled Streams Exhibit at Tennessee Aquarium.(Brief Article)

Endangered Species Bulletin | January 1, 2000| | Copyright

A banded water snake (Natrix sipedon) slithers upstream defying the strong current. A huge wrinkled hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) peeks from behind a boulder. The stilt-like legs of a great blue heron (Ardea herodius) step gingerly across the rocky bottom. Rooted submergent plants bend to the force of rushing water. Thrusting out its hand-like jaws, a dragonfly larva snatches an unsuspecting juvenile fish. Various freshwater mussels attempt to lure a host fish for their temporarily parasitic larvae.

These and numerous other aquatic creatures and plants ...

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