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Hermaphrodite ‘disco clams’ produce underwater light show
A species of glowing clam, which scientists call a “disco clam,” flashes on and off underwater, creating a strobe-light like effect. According to a Jan. 16 New Scientist article, it is the only bivalve organism known to create a controlled light show, and scientists are only gradually finding out how…
Fish caught on video using a rock to break open a clam
It isn’t just humans, apes, dolphins, birds, and octopuses who use tools. Even fish have been spied using rocks to break open shellfish — and now a video of an orange-dotted tuskfish doing just that is available to prove the claim. The video was shot by Giacomo Bernardi, professor of…
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