"Whenever I visit the seacoast, I derive pleasure just knowing that several feet beneath my waterproof boots lies an animal quite possibly 90 years my senior, silently finishing a supper of diatoms and algae inhaled
through its meter long neck."
David George Gordon,
"Field Guide to the Geoduck"
The geoduck clam (pronounced "gooeduck") is the largest bivalve along Puget Sound and the largest burrowing clam in the world. Also one of the oldest animals in the world, geoducks can live as long as 146 years.
Geoduck Gag
An old postcard pokes fun at gathering the geoduck. There are tales of geoducks weighing up to 20 pounds. In reality, most geoducks in Puget Sound weigh between 1 and 3 lbs. The maximum documented weight: 7.15 pounds.