A
huge, colorful shellfish reef discovered off Scotland's west coast could be the
largest of its kind in the world, according to the Scottish government.
Packing
at least 100 million bright-orange shells into 4.5 square miles (7.5 square
kilometers), the living reef consists of flame shells, a rare saltwater
clam found near Scotland. Neon-orange tentacles emerge from between
the clam's paired shells, waving gently in the current.
The
flame shell reef is located in Loch Alsh, a sea inlet between the Isle of Skye
and the Scottish mainland. The overall population of flame shells in the inlet
is likely to exceed 100 million and is the largest known flame shell reef
anywhere in the United Kingdom, the Scottish government said in a statement.
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