Sentences with phrase «opening shellfish»

Two - thirds of the neurons in an octopus reside not in its brain but in its arms; octopus arms are, unbelievably, able to perform simple tasks independent of input from the central brain, including opening shellfish, searching for food in crevices, and responding to pain or injury (even if completely severed).

Instead of complex spear points, they used flakes knocked off round beach stones for everything from prying open shellfish to cutting up plants.

Not exact matches

Peter had to learn the hard way to be open - minded about cheeseburgers and shellfish, so let us not cling to any prejudice about details such as traditional norms (or any norms, I suppose) governing sexuality.

Cover and cook for about 45 minutes or until the shellfish have opened, the lobsters are bright red and the potatoes are knife tender.

Discard any shellfish that don't open.

Cover; boil until shellfish open, about 8 minutes (discard any that do not open).

A new crop of modern - day oyster shacks have opened around the country, elevating the raw shellfish game to new heights.

Reduce heat and simmer until shellfish open, 7 — 9 minutes.

Pick meat from shellfish, discarding any clams and mussels that do not open.

Combined with a variety of meats, shellfish and vegetables, paella was originally a peasant's meal cooked over an open fire in the fields and eaten directly from the pan using wooden spoons.

Re-elected Trustee Mike Domino said: «I'm looking forward to being a little more productive on alternate septic systems and redefining the role of the Conservation Advisory Committee, and working with the Shellfish Advisory Committee to open up more creeks to shellfishing.»

Although shellfish on the open coast are routinely monitored for some of these toxins, the toxins and contamination levels in shellfish from San Francisco Bay may be very different from what's found on the open coast, he said.

They charted the efficiency and flexibility with which giant Pacific octopuses switch strategies to open different shellfish — smashing thin mussels, prying open clams, drilling tougher - shelled clams with their rasplike radulae.

Most commonly, the macaques used one - handed hammering with the points of smaller tools to crack open sessile rock oysters that required precision striking, and used one - or two - handed hammering with the faces and edges of larger tools to crack unattached shellfish that had to first be placed on anvils, reflecting different techniques for different foods.

For instance, why was it so large, how did it crack open mollusks and shellfish for food, and how did it move in the water and on land?

Winning such claims can open the door to oil, natural gas, mineral deposits, methane hydrates and even shellfish.

The macaques use these tools to break open oysters, gastropods, and other intertidal prey (Gumert and Malaivijitnond, 2012), during intensive foraging episodes that can result in dozens of shellfish being eaten by a single animal using a single tool (Haslam et al., 2016a2016).

Shellfish even tell you when they're done, by opening their shells and revealing plump meat inside.

They do not inhabit the open ocean, but instead live among coastal kelp beds, where they dive and hunt for a variety of shellfish and marine invertebrates.