The Secret Life of Clams: The Mysteries and Magic of Our by Anthony D. Fredericks

By Anthony D. Fredericks

Get up shut and private with an awesome creature that has invaded our lexicon in addition to our restaurants.

It breathes with tubes, it has no head or mind, it feeds via a filter out, and it's the resource of dozens of general proverbs (“happy as a clam!”). Clams, it seems, were worshipped (by the Moche humans of historic Peru), used as cash (by the Algonquin Indians), and fed on via humans for hundreds of thousands of years. but The mystery lifetime of Clams is the 1st grownup exchange ebook to deal solely with this gastronomic deal with that's extra complicated than its uncomplicated shells may perhaps exhibit. The mystery lifetime of Clams positive aspects compelling insights, eye-catching biology, wry observations, and up to the moment ordinary historical past that may retain readers engaged and enthralled.

Written by way of award-winning technological know-how writer Anthony D. Fredericks, The mystery lifetime of Clams features a cozy infusion of humor, updated examine, attention-grabbing members (scientists and laypeople alike), and the awe of a fellow explorer as he publications readers on a trip of ask yourself and event. in addition to an appreciation for oceanic creatures, it is a guidebook for armchair marine biologists in every single place who search awesome discoveries in live performance with compelling narration.

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