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(DEAD not Alive)
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(a.ka. corbicula fluminea)
This clammy alien was last seen in Lake George.
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• Covers 2.5 acres
• 600 clams per square meter
• Exerts high amounts of nitrogen
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• Size of a dime
• Mostly brown sometimes tan
• Upside down it looks like a leaf
• Fleshy
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• Mats are put down
• Clean your boat
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No more clams to ruin your boat!
For additional information about this alien invader:
• http://www.lakegeorgeassociation.org/what-we-
do/Invasive-Species/Asian-Clam.asp
• See Brian Jones in Mrs. Malinowski’s class