cornucopia of drifted still life in the upturned valve of a freshwater clam,
Leptodea fragilis,
with the aquatic snail Bythinia tentaculata
at the top,
followed by a
Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha,
a young Valvata tricarinata snail,
a translucent adult Hydrobaeid snail,
a fish vertebra,
and beneath,
the clam Lampsilis radiata
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Detail from "Drifted Lake Erie 1993"
watercolour by Aleta Karstad
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