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05-11-2017, 02:09 PM
Weird video of a squirting clam proves nature needs to be stopped
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Just when you think nature can't get any weirder, you see a video a clam doggedly burying itself in the sand before squirting a jet of inky black water out of a rubbery little hole in its body.
The clip above was shared by the Weather Channel's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheWeatherChannel/videos/10155387890085921/) on Wednesday, and it's quickly racked up over 2.7 million views at the time of writing.
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It's **t hard to see why. The clip sits in that strange ** man's land between fascinating, sort of cute (at least at first), and ultimately just a bit gross.
For anyone with a burning urge to learn more, this Discover Magazine article (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/**trocketscience/2012/05/29/razor-clam-creates-quicksand-to-bury-itself-so-does-roboclam/#.WRQsAhPysdU) does a pretty good job of explaining the razor clam's digging habits. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/11/razor-clam-digging-in-sand-viral-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Just when you think nature can't get any weirder, you see a video a clam doggedly burying itself in the sand before squirting a jet of inky black water out of a rubbery little hole in its body.
The clip above was shared by the Weather Channel's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheWeatherChannel/videos/10155387890085921/) on Wednesday, and it's quickly racked up over 2.7 million views at the time of writing.
SEE ALSO: 24 People Who Don't K**w How to Beach (http://mashable.com/2014/07/25/bro-do-you-even-beach/)
It's **t hard to see why. The clip sits in that strange ** man's land between fascinating, sort of cute (at least at first), and ultimately just a bit gross.
For anyone with a burning urge to learn more, this Discover Magazine article (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/**trocketscience/2012/05/29/razor-clam-creates-quicksand-to-bury-itself-so-does-roboclam/#.WRQsAhPysdU) does a pretty good job of explaining the razor clam's digging habits. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/11/razor-clam-digging-in-sand-viral-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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