Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve ...

And that shell comes in all different sizes. There are small clams, like these, which are often used for cooking. And then there are giant clams, which can grow more than a meter long and weigh as ...

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1942) and a team of oceanographers and marine geochemists and geologists, took the deep sea submersible Alvin ... changes and the presence of large clam shells that looked promising.

Giant clams — the largest grow to a shell length of 54 inches and weigh nearly 500 pounds — live in coastal areas next to coral reefs in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific. Giant clams are generally ...

Run a sharp paring knife between the clam and the shell, to detach the meat ... or four appetiser plates. Arrange the sea urchin (uni) pieces on the clams. Use a fine-tooth rasp-type grater ...

What compels them to open up their shells? Watch the video above, and we will explore the topic further. Filter feeding is an important part of a giant clam’s life. They get their nutrients from ...