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Due to the large size of the giant clam, there have been reports of giant clams eating human beings. Despite this though, no reports of man-eating giant clams have ever been verified as it is thought that the giant clam would simply hide in its shell rather than attack an approaching human.
In this manner, are giant clams dangerous?
Today the giant clam is considered neither aggressive nor particularly dangerous. While it is certainly capable of gripping a person, the shell's closing action is defensive, not aggressive, and the shell valves close too slowly to pose a serious threat.
Similarly, it is asked, are giant clams edible?
Both the giant clam's mantle tissue and the large muscle that closes the shells are edible and highly prized by people throughout the Pacific and Asia. The shells are taken for decorative purposes. As a result giant clams are heavily harvested and have become rare on many Pacific reefs.
Gigas Clam (Tridacna gigas) or Giant Clam is the largest clam of its genus and the largest bivalve of all. The maximum record of the length 137 cm with 332 kg in weight once full grown.