Daniel Symonds

Malacologist, Aquatic Ecologist, and Naturalist.

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@thepopenjay The whole thing

[SUNY - The State University of New York @SUNY]

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[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@TimLane13 @DrLouLavictoire @MattAshton81 @WestCumbriaRT @freshwaterbio https://t.co/mqPq3p8iX4
Here is what I bought. Works great. In areas of bedrock you have to search for a seam. By the end of the day you'll feel like you foul tipped about 1000 baseballs. Better than a sledge though.

[Tim Lane @TimLane13]

Newborn photo shoot for Momma Appalachian Monkeyface! #aww #baby #freshwatermussel #endangeredspecies #VDWR_AWCC #putusbackinthewater

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

Gopro/Wallet, Class ring, and apple watch all headed back to their owners. Hilarious seeing them react to river treasure they thought was lost forever.

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

River Treasure from a day on the Namekagon in Wisconsin. Apple watch, gopro, and 1/3 phones still work. A 1997 class ring already headed back to its owner, who lost it 20 years ago.

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@thepopenjay I was off twitter long enough for you to have a baby. Congrats!

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@CbusMetroParks Pleasant Valley Darby Creek isn't open. Is there any rhyme or reason to when that park is open/closed? Is there somewhere I can check ahead of time to see if it's closed?

[SportsNet LA @SportsNetLA]

.@Nomar5 & @TheRealJHair share their thoughts on Joe Kelly's eight-game suspension.

[Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society @FMCS_Mollusk]

It's hump day, so check out the cool humps on this federally endangered Cumberland Monkeyface (Theliderma intermedia). This exact specimen was collected in the Powell River, Virginia by @TimLane13 (photo credit) and @VDGIF Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center

[Tim Lane @TimLane13]

See thread: 5k E. aureola successfully transformed. Covid, be damned!! Of those, ~1,800 have made it to 1 mo. & ~600 um. Please, say a prayer or send a positive vibe to these little clams. They rep the latest positive result for the species but time is running out. #VDGIF_AWCC

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@reinaamariee It's the work from home equivalent of a printer knowing the exact time you're desperate for it to just work.

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@reinaamariee Same thing happened to me the other day. 6 weeks of no problems. Big presentation via skype? Time to update literally everything without asking.

[Katie O'Reilly @DrKatfish]

Freshwater mussels are one of the planet's most endangered groups of animals - in North America alone, 30 species have gone extinct over the last century + 65% of those left are considered endangered, threatened or vulnerable #EndangeredSpeciesDay https://t.co/voOsG2r6CH

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@jameslkunz72 @USGSAquaticLife @USGS How old are they?

[Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society @FMCS_Mollusk]

Check out this awesome Black Sandshell (Ligumia recta) showing off it's lure and siphons. This species can grow exceptionally long, up to 180mm (7 inches). Photo Credit: Kirt Jirka, Oswayo Creek, NY.

[Andrew Cotter @MrAndrewCotter]

Just while I wait for them to have an actual rematch.

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@DaveZanatta @MattAshton81 Make sure to start a life list of species for them. So when they're applying for grad school they can say they did their first survey 15 years ago.

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@PhishBiologist @TimLane13 @Gnarly_Larvae @TimLane13 add this to your to-do list.

[Daniel Symonds @MusselDS]

@Gnarly_Larvae @TimLane13 What if we have lures/mimic's all wrong. What if the black flies evolved to look like mussel lures?