Name: Disco Clams Light Up the Ocean Floor
Uploaded: 2022-11-19T23:28:52+00:00
Duration: 38 s
Description: Disco clams get their name from the rippling light show on their mirrored lips, visible even in the dim blue depths.

1 year ago

Called Ctenoides ales and sometimes referred to as the electric clam disco clams are found in tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean living in crevices in reefs and typically in clusters of two or more. In ongoing experiments in Caldwell's lab Dougherty is studying the structure of the clam's 40 eyes

Disco clams get their name from the rippling light show on their mirrored lips, visible even in the dim blue depths.

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