Tug of War
Posted by Anonymous on May 18, 2003
Q: what do clams use to move
A: Clams use a muscular extension of their body called a "foot". The clam can extend its foot into the bottom, gain a bit of purchase, and then pull its shell forward. As you can imagine, it's a rather slow process but this does allow the clam to move along the bottom.
John Wiessinger ( May 19, 2003)
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