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The Vanishing of the Big Kahuna Clam

Posted on December 1, 2013November 25, 2013 By Frank Lee

It’s a hard life being the giant clam, the ‘big kahuna’ of the Indo-Pacific region.  A legend exists that every giant clam who reaches maturity…

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Murder in Cold Blood by a Gelatinous Miscreant

Posted on November 6, 2013November 5, 2013 By Frank Lee

Have you ever read about the “Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”? In the story, Sherlock Holmes is enjoying his retirement in a sandy beach in…

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Why you should give a damn about a giant clam

Posted on November 5, 2013November 6, 2013 By Frank Lee

For the past two months, I’ve been trying to answer one question: Why am I trying to learn more about the Tridacna? And then I…

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The $60 Million Clam

Posted on October 16, 2013 By Frank Lee

Sixty million is a big number. And $60 million dollars is a LOT of money, despite only being 0.00035% of the national debt of the…

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Can Animals Directly Harness Solar Energy? Apparently So…

Posted on September 17, 2013 By Frank Lee

The summer is coming to a close. I’m sorry. It’s time for us to prepare for the chilly winds of autumn and winter. For college…

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Record Holders

  • Porifera (Sponges)
  • Cnidaria (Corals, Anemones, Jellyfish)
  • Ctenophora (Comb Jellies)
  • Acanthocephala (Spiny-Headed Worms)
  • Gnathostomulida (Jaw Worms)
  • Gastrotricha (Hairy Bellies)
  • Loricifera (Brush Heads)
  • Rotifera (Wheel Animals)
  • Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)
  • Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)
  • Nematoda (Round Worms)
  • Priapula (Penis Worms)
  • Annelida (Worms)
  • Sipuncula (Peanut Worms)
  • Tardigrada (Water Bears)
  • Onychophora (Velvet Worms)
  • Arthropoda (Crustaceans, Insects)
  • Nemertea (Ribbon Worms)
  • Mollusca (Snails, Clams, Squids, Octopuses, Chitons)
  • Echinodermata (Urchins, Crinoids, Starfish, Sea Cucumbers)
  • Brachiopoda (Lamp Shells)
  • Phoronida (Horseshoe Worms)
  • Bryozoa (Moss Animals)
  • Chaetognatha (Arrow Worms)
  • Hemichordata (Peanut Worms)
  • Chordata
    • Cephalochordata (Lancelets)
    • Urochordata (Sea Squirts, Tunicates, Salps)
    • Vertebrata (Fish, Sharks, Rays, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds)

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