258: Quahog Wild

April 11, 2023 00:21:41
258: Quahog Wild
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258: Quahog Wild

Apr 11 2023 | 00:21:41

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Aber-clam Lincoln is a 214 year old quahog clam (look, we don't make the dad jokes, we just share them).

Did you know you can count shell ridges like tree rings to determine age? Clams pictured are not quahogs, but you get the idea of how the ridges look.

Show Notes:

Aber-clam Lincoln article

Ming the Clam--the oldest we've found so far.

Dr. Bruce Liberman commenting on survival of the sluggish

Just incase you are also somewhere on the timeline for a colonoscopy... you have our sympathies. Check this out: What is a colonoscopy?

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