Watch as the shell and body of this mature giant clam contract to spawn. The largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam is as known as a broadcast spawner; resulting in the “cloud-like” secretion. | Mystic Aquarium

2M views · 10K reactions | At Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington’s Puget Sound, fishermen grow and harvest 1 million pounds of enormous — sometimes arm-length — snail-like creatures each year. These are geoducks, one of the ocean’s largest, most elusive, and expensive burrowing clams. Presented by YETI | Eater | Facebook

A giant clam #haiku: Brightly colored bod World's largest living bivalve Humongous as heck Did you know? Giant clams weigh around 500 pounds — as much as an average male grizzly bear 🐻 — and can grow to more than 4 feet long. Sadly, #giantclams are declining — and in some areas disappearing entirely. That's why we are urgently working to get them the federal protections they need. Help 'em get protected under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ghm0Bd | Center for Biological Diversity