Diving Impressions Update #2: Look in the "eye" of the tridacna clam! :) (English/German)

[future24]

Amazing close up views of a tridacna clam, which we have seen while a diving trip in egypt.

[German] Erstaunliche Nahaufnahmen einer Tridacna Muschel (eine Riesenmuschel-Art), die wir bei einem Tauchgang in Ägypten gesehen haben.

It looks like a big eye in the giant clam. :)
Or what do you think about it? (Joke, of course I know this it not the eye.^^)

[German] Das sieht aus wie ein großes Auge in der Riesenmuschel. :)
Oder was denkst du dazu? (Scherz, natürlich weiß ich, dass das nicht da Auge ist.^^)

Details of the dive:
Im not 100% sure, but I think it was the dive at the diving spot called "Ras Abu Soma (garden)" in Safaga, Egypt. This are the details to the dive in my logbook:

Duration: 54 minutes
Water temperature: 27 °C
Depth: 25,5 meters
Visibility: medium

[German] Details zum Tauchgang:
Ich bin nicht zu 100% sicher, aber ich denke das war der Tauchgang an dem Tauchplatz "Ras Abu Soma (garden)" in Safaga, Ägypten. In meinem Logbuch stehen folgende Daten zu dem Tauchgang:

Dauer: 54 Minuten
Wasser Temperatur: 27 °C
Tiefe: 25,5 Meter
Sicht: Mittel

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Hier kannst du dir bei Interesse mehr über Riesenmuscheln auf Wikipedia durchlesen, über die es viele Mythen gibt: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesenmuscheln

If you are interested, here you can read more about giant clams on Wikipedia, there are many myths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tridacninae , or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tridacna

Best regards and hear you soon!
[German] Beste Grüße und bis in Kürze!

Jonas Ahrens

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Comments

[meesterboom]

Wow man!

[future24]

Thank you :)

[micheletrainer]

That's a Tridacna clam and that's it's valve (it's a bivalve). The breathing hole.
The color of the mantle is from an algae, another animal thus an excellent example of symbiotic relationships (mutually beneficial). Note that those clams are like the giant clams we see in comic books trapping someone's foot, etc. but I don't know that's ever happened in reality. I love marine bio, thanks Jonas! Where did you take this? Warm water where? :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tridacna

[future24]

Thank you for your feedback @micheletrainer!

[future24]

"Note that those clams are like the giant clams we see in comic books trapping someone's foot, etc. but I don't know that's ever happened in reality." Yes this is one of the myths about this animals. :) They don´t grab for divers foots etc. , but I think it could hurt if you out in your hand and it closes strong... But of course I didn´t tried it, I just watched this amazing animal.

[julia26]

Danke das ich dabei sein darf bei den Robots und tolle Bilder

[future24]

Na klar, gerne liebe Elke!