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Eggs,Eggs,Eggs-----
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Sun, 15 Mar 1998 07:22:14 EST
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        Shellers, the following bit of trivia may or may not be of  interest
to you.
 
I thought it was awesome.
 
It is said that the most prolific species in the Animal kingdom is;
 
       CRASSOSTREA   gigas      Thunberg
 
  Giant Pacific Oyster
 
It may lay as many as 1,000 to the eighth power, eggs in one year.
 
That s One Septillion,  (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000).
 
And if all survived in five generations, the aggregate would be large
 
enough to make eight worlds like ours.
 
                 Ref.  R. Tucker Abbot s  American Seashells    pg. 41
 
 
                          Bill Mahavier
 
        Shellers, the following bit of trivia may or may not be of  interest
to you.
 
I thought it was awesome.
 
It is said that the most prolific species in the Animal kingdom is;
 
       CRASSOSTREA   gigas      Thunberg
 
  Giant Pacific Oyster
 
It may lay as many as 1,000 to the eighth power, eggs in one year.
 
That s One Septillion,  (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000).
 
And if all survived in five generations, the aggregate would be large
 
enough to make eight worlds like ours.
 
                 Ref.  R. Tucker Abbot s  American Seashells    pg. 41
 
 
                          Bill Mahavier
 
        Shellers, the following bit of trivia may or may not be of  interest
to you.
 
I thought it was awesome.
 
It is said that the most prolific species in the Animal kingdom is;
 
       CRASSOSTREA   gigas      Thunberg
 
  Giant Pacific Oyster
 
It may lay as many as 1,000 to the eighth power, eggs in one year.
 
That s One Septillion,  (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000).
 
And if all survived in five generations, the aggregate would be large
 
enough to make eight worlds like ours.
 
                 Ref.  R. Tucker Abbot s  American Seashells    pg. 41
 
 
                          Bill Mahavier

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