Mysterious Slither-Like Geoduck Clams Stranded On Cornish Beach Following Storms
The mystery deepens of the Slither like shell creatures I spotted on a Cornish Beach. Most of them are now gone, the fleshy parts devoured by scavenging seagulls (photo above).
Christin from Seattle, WA, USA suggested that they may well be a type of geoduck clam. This is fine but, from what I’ve read on Wikipedia, “the geoduck is native to the west coast of North America.” This is a very long way from Cornwall in the south west of England.
It’s true we have had some exceptionally big storms and high tides crashing into our shoreline, so perhaps this has somehow transported the geoducks from far afield. But that does seem unlikely.
| My photo of the Mysterious Shell Creatures found on a Cornish Beach |
I went back to the beach but most of the clams – or whatever they are called – have now disappeared. Only a few of the shells remain.
Here’s a little more info from Wikipedia on geoducks:
The geoduck is native to the west coast of North America. The shell of the clam ranges from 15 centimetres (5.9 in) to over 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length, but the extremely long siphons make the clam itself much longer than this: the ‘neck’ or siphons alone can be 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. The geoduck is both one of the largest clams in the world, and one of the longest-lived animals of any type. As adults they have very few predators other than humans.”
The geoduck is a burrowing clam and I’ve read that they were the inspiration for the slug-like alien parasites of the 2006 movie Slither.
I therefore hope any remaining geoduck clams left on our Cornish beach aren’t making their way inland and into our bathrooms and …
But for anyone who should find one, here’s how to cook them (though I’ll pass on this being a vegetarian!)
Photos © Mike Perry
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It is “gooey” duck and I posted this idea when the story was first posted. I know it is a long way from Cornwall to the W Coast of N America, but is is simply an attempt to identify the creature. They are considered a delicacy.
Ummm that’s a clam.
Its a dog clam we get them on the Yorkshire coast after a easterly gale they have not migrated here from america I wish people would look things up before making stupid clams
I think it was said that they “look” like gooey ducks and simply corrected the spelling. I wish people would read carefully before making stupid clams.
Why don’t you all just clam up!