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What is a pea clam?
Where are fingernail clams found?Do clams make pearls?Can you keep a clam as a pet?What do pea clams eat?Who eats fingernail clams?Is a clam a shell?...
How do clams catch their prey?
Filter Feeding Clams are known as filter feeders because of the way they eat their food. ... The cilia in the clams' gills is able to trap the tiny fo...
How big are baby clams?
What kind of clams are used for clam chowder?Where are Clover Leaf clams from?Can you buy clams from Walmart?What are baby clams called?What is the b...
What are clams unique mating behaviors?
How do giant clams mate?How do clams reproduce?Do clams have sexes?Are clams aggressive?Do clams feel pain?Do clams oysters have eyes?Do clams have e...
What are some other charictoristics about the giant clam?
Giant Clam Appearance & Behavior These clams have a thick, heavy shell with fluted edges that protects the mantle, or soft tissue, inside it. Its ...
How does clams multiply?
To reproduce, clams release eggs and sperm into the water seasonally, generally in mid-summer when water is warm and planktonic food is abundant. Afte...
Do clams protect themselves?
To protect themselves clams burrow down in the mud and sand using their foot. They can burrow more than 11 inches! When the tide comes in, they stick ...
What are clams prey?
Numerous types of fish, such as catfish, carp, and sunfish as well as birds, crayfish, and frogs prey on clams. A variety of mammals, such as otters, ...
Do clams breathe?
Clams are under the water during high tide and are uncovered on the tide flats during low tide. To protect themselves clams burrow down in the mud and...