Myth
The giant clam is a killer clam!
In the past, tridacna gigas, or traditionally, pa'ua, the largest living bivalve mollusk was known to have caused deaths.
Fact
Despite its reputation, the "man-eating" giant clam of the South Pacific Ocean, which grows to more than four feet across and can weigh a quarter-ton, feeds only on microscopic organisms that the tide washes into its maw.
Today, it is generally acknowledged that the giant clam is neither aggressive nor particularly dangerous.
6 comments:
Mayroon ba sa Pinas 'to?
Yes, they are also found off the shores of the Philippines.
I remember your kwento tungkol sa giant clam. Nasa Tondo pa ba ang mga kabibeng malalaki ng father mo?
Wala na yon, kasama sa naabo ng sunog in 1992. We lost many valuable collections ni Tatay.
Di ba si Bangengak ang reyna ng kabibe?
Very interesting article!
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