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Old Blue L ips, seen as an Pacific Golden Plover. Photo by: Whalan, Flickr. antagonist in the TGeoff V show Spongebob Squarepants, portrays a real- life organism known as the giant clam. Giant clams are often mistaken for corals by snorkelers and divers because their outer shell blends in with the calcium carbonate organisms surrounding them and their openings often display bright colors. T hey are often found in shallow reef flats in the I ndian and South Pacific Ocean. Giant clams are invertebrates in the Subfamily T ridacninae. T hese gigantic wonders can grow to the size of 1.2 meters and weigh as much as 250 kilograms. T heir size may seem intimidating, and indeed, it?s very impressive for an invertebrate to grow so large. T he algae that inhabit their tissue contribute to their MARCH - MALAKI 2023
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