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S2 E24: Not Just a Pretty Shell: The Beautiful and Terrifying Molluscs of the Great Barrier Reef
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What has no arms, no legs, and no brain, but can flash like a disco light, help control pests and kill you in minutes? Queensland Museum's mollusc expert Darryl Potter has spent three decades fearlessly tracking down these armoured beasts all along the Great Barrier Reef, and he's here to tell us why they're more than just an ornament for your bathroom. It's one shell of a show!
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Chapters
1. Intro & Reef News (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Darryl: The Mollusc Whisperer (00:03:28)
3. What is a shellfish? (00:04:35)
4. Gotta catch 'em all: Mollusc Pokemon hunting (00:09:24)
5. Bivalves vs Sea Snails (00:14:07)
6. Why are molluscs important? (00:15:47)
7. Shell geometry and the Fibonacci Sequence (00:19:38)
8. Where did all the shells at the museum come from? (00:20:37)
9. The Holy Grail for shell collectors (00:24:25)
10. Beautiful but deadly: The cone snail (00:25:59)
11. The Giant Triton Snail: Trumpet and Pest Controller (00:31:09)
12. Drupella Snail: The Coral Eater (00:34:24)
13. Flashing Lights: The Disco Clam (00:35:13)
14. Threats to Molluscs (00:37:51)
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