What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.
In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...
Where it lives: In the Pacific Ocean, off the west coast of North America (Alaska to Baja California, Mexico) What it eats: ...
Geoduck (pronounced “gooey-duck”) is a clam with an oversized siphon (some people call it the neck) that bears an unfortunate resemblance to a certain part of the male anatomy; the siphon and ...
Come nightfall, the giant clam closes its shell. The mantle on its shell also contains two holes, the inhalant and exhalant ...