Beware the Geoduck
Geoducks are large, often very old, muscular clams. Occasionally they have been known to deface belligerent clam diggers.
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Kevin works at the Duke Marine Lab as a researcher at the Marine Conservation Molecular Facility studying the population genetics of vent fauna. He has an M.Sc. in Biology from Penn State where his research focused on marine invertebrate systematics and the community structure of chemoautotrophic foundation fauna at hydrothermal vents. Visit Kevin's personal website, where his CV lives, and follow him on Twitter, Flickr, Friendfeed, YouTube, Nature Network, Amazon, Research Blogging and Facebook.
Eric worked in Satellite communications, computers and design for many years, but returned to school to pursue his early love of marine sciences. He is curently working on his Masters in Biological Oceanography at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point Campus. Eric also photo-blogs at Larval Images, has a personal site at Eclectic Echoes and his images are available on Flickr.
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Kevin works at the Duke Marine Lab as a researcher at the Marine Conservation Molecular Facility studying the population genetics of vent fauna. He has an M.Sc. in Biology from Penn State where his research focused on marine invertebrate systematics and the community structure of chemoautotrophic foundation fauna at hydrothermal vents. Visit Kevin's personal website, where his CV lives, and follow him on Twitter, Flickr, Friendfeed, YouTube, Nature Network, Amazon, Research Blogging and Facebook.
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Eric worked in Satellite communications, computers and design for many years, but returned to school to pursue his early love of marine sciences. He is curently working on his Masters in Biological Oceanography at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point Campus. Eric also photo-blogs at Larval Images, has a personal site at Eclectic Echoes and his images are available on Flickr.
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Clam digger FAIL!
ReplyDeleteRevenge! Finally after all those years of teasing and torment...
ReplyDeleteThe end was so unexpected, I jumped. I figured it would just shoot out some water. I do have to admire his tenacity in getting the clam!
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