Clams should be well scrubbed with a stiff brush and rinsed to remove any sand. Discard any clams that remain open when tapped with fingers. Shuck as below. When opening hard-shell clams, hold ...

Video footage shows an orange-dotted turkfish picking up a stubborn clam shell in its mouth and repeatedly throwing it against a rock to crack it open.

You're probably most familiar with hard-shell clams, the ones that open to reveal soft pieces of clam meat on the inside. But have you heard of soft-shell clams?

It may open its shell to ‘walk’ along the seafloor, but if it feels threatened, it can contract those muscles so tensely that you won’t even be able to open a clam shell with your two bare hands.