Common mussels (Mytilus edulis) attached to rocks exposed at low tide, Rhossili, The Gower Peninsula, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Common mussel (Mytilus edulis), St Brides, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe (rr)

Gem anemone Aulactinia verrucosa among mussels Mytilus edulis, Nolton Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone) in flight dropping Mussel (Mytilus edulis) onto ground to break it up and to feed. Angus, Scotland, UK

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone) in flight dropping Mussel (Mytilus edulis) onto ground to break it up and to feed. Angus, Scotland, UK

Mussels Mytilus edulis feeding, Nolton Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Mytilus (Mytilus) with tomato sauce and garlic in the evening sun by the sea, Majorca, Spain, Europe

Mytilus (Mytilus) with tomato sauce and garlic in the evening sun by the sea, Majorca, Spain, Europe

Blue Mussels, Mytilus edulis, Istria, Adriatic Sea, Croatia

Bouchot Mussels (Mytilus edulis) surrounding the piles by catinage in Planguenoual, Brittany, France