See also:
- Giant Clams of the Great Barrier Reef
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Clam-Baked, at November 29, 2007 9:41 PM
while i love me a good "diving" session myself, i hope to NEVER cross paths with a "giant clam"...
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E rock, at January 15, 2008 2:39 PM
I think pearl divers might swing this 'fact' in that direction - people shoving half their body into a giant clam in search of a pearl...hmmmm, yeah, one or two might clamp down and give someone a boo boo!
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Diving For Truth!, at June 19, 2008 1:12 PM
Come on, people. A little internet research debunks this. Where is your source material? National Geographic says that giant clams' muscles move much too slowly to take divers by surprise.
If this is true, what gives?
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Anonymous, at November 17, 2008 11:08 PM
Maybe the clams fall on the idiots.
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AndrewJonesRULEZ!!!, at March 19, 2009 3:54 PM
I think I went home with a giant clam from the bar last night.
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Anonymous, at December 04, 2009 7:29 PM
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