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Giant Clam

A beautiful sight to behold, the giant clam, which enjoys the warm waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef, is the largest living bivalve mollusc. At times we...
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A beautiful sight to behold, the giant clam, which enjoys the warm waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef, is the largest living bivalve mollusc. At times weighing more than 200kg, these bottom feeding behemoths have an average lifespan of around 100 years in the wild.
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Canon PowerShot A650 IS

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Aperture f/4 ISO 80 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 7400/1000

location

Townsville, Queensland, AU

upload_date

Feb, 2020

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482

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Awards

People's Choice in creatures with shells Photo Challenge

People's Choice in LARGE OCEAN SHELL Photo Challenge

People's Choice in WATER SPORTS Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+45

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Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

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Ooooooo, amazing!

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Yes, and don't get stuck in them, they are very strong.

What a Whopper!

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And this is not even the largest.

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Wow . . . amazing!

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They are enormous.

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Excellent - and also an effective booby trap. It has been documented that the ancient pearl divers used to carry knives... and not to open the shells, but rather to amputate the leg accidentally caught in one of those. If they ever wanted to breathe again... So be very careful. Nice shot!

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Thank you, and you're right, we were warned about that. They can close quicker than you might expect, and they are very strong.

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You should watch your fingers even with smaller shell sorts. In Adriatic, the Fan Mussel (Pinna nobilis) can pinch quite noticeably too, but the bonus is, the rim is mostly smooth and you can pull the finger out with hopefully no damage. Trouble is, they lock the muscles (there is usually two) and those have to be cut; no other way to open. But then the shell is killed... so it's better not to touch'em at all. Dive Safely!

Wow, that amazing. I never think giant calm is real, after see this picture

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Thanks. :-)

this is dangerous , i put one photo in my viewbug collection from a diver who took a photo of the clam open it is beautiful. I put it in the file excellence

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As long as you put no body parts inside it's ok. 😉

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Nice! I always wanted to dive where they live. It would take 50 lbs of flour to bread that guy! Lol

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Theyare very impressive.