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Pumps soil into the sand?
Shouldn't that read "It pumps water into the sand below"? I'm surprised to hear they dig at only 1 cm/second - it sure seems faster than that when you're trying to dig them.
Posted by Greenknight_z
1st Jun
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Pumps soil?
I agree with Greenknight (above). Here's a link for the story --

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/05/24/the-razor-clams-digging-superpower-is-quicksand/
Posted by duaine@...
2nd Jun
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