geoduck lives to 140

Geoducks are one of the longest-living organisms in the Animal Kingdom. They have a life expectancy of about 146 years, with the oldest recorded at over 160 years.

I wonder how they know that. Rings on the shell? What was the venerable mollusks name?

Native to the northwest coast of the United States and Canada (primarily Washington and British Columbia), the geoduck is the largest burrowing clam in the world, weighing in at an average of one to three pounds at maturity, but specimens weighing over 15 pounds and as much as 6.5 ft in length are not unheard of.

 

wow i had no idea anything lived that long

 

I've always wanted to eat a geoduck, but they're about 70$ a piece. I've been keeping an eye out for mirugai in sushi restaurants but have yet to find it. I wonder if they taste better with age?

 

i've never eaten one of those

 

That's surprising, I always thought the giant tortoise was the oldest.

 

those things are weird/gross but kinda still cool. never heard of them til that episode of Dirty Jobs.

 

Most bivalves like that get tough and leathery with age. I also think that we should leave enough of these creatures to grow to maturity so you don't wipe out the entire population.

The clam in the marshes along the Gulf of Mexico are not big but very tasty.
We never see geoducks in the seafood section of the supermarket. I guess they are all eaten locally.