


| The endless search for the missing link may not just relate to a human hunt as most of us were taught to think. Could there be a nexus between animal and plant? Giant clams lacking guts exist and thrive deep down around hydrothermal vents. No way the play of sunlight can keep them alive; like plants, they chemo-synthesize. If, at the thought of their enormous girth, you visualize them on a platter all yummy – run away fast for all you’re worth – lest rotting eggs’ odor appeals to your tummy. |
| Deep in the Ocean A Clam that Acts Like a Plant By Jean Marie Purcell |