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Giant oysters in the Wissahickon? A little help?
Of an evening walk in the Wissahick, of these funny shells did Isaiah take pic.
Giant oysters in the Wissahickon? A little help?
The next few days promise to be full of tantalizing news here on the Naked City.
But first things first.
This author was out for a lovely little walk along the Wissahickon Creek (specifically, toward the northern end of the hiking path east of Forbidden Drive) and happened upon these rather interesting shells on the trail. I ventured down to a rocky bed by the creek to see if I could find a couple more, and did.
The ground in that area, even a distance from the creek itself is actually littered with smaller shells if you look closely (flooding?). But these larger shells were fewer and only near the water.
Like any investigative reporter, I've combined various phrases with the term "Wissahickon" on the ol' internet search engine: "mussels," "oysters," "clams" — but no dice so far, though I did come upon several references to the re-emergence of freshwater mussels in the Delaware being a sign of improved river quality.
So hooray for mussels.
Meanwhile, someone out there's got to know what these are — after all, you readers solved the dilemma of "What kind of meat did Isaiah Thompson just eat," not so long ago.
Cheers.
Old/discarded shells are often used as a paving material for trails. They are usually crushed up, but some larger pieces can get through. I wouldn't be surprised if some part of the trail used shell, and some of the larger bits have since been strewn about the park.— RugbyLawyer- Thanks RugbyLawyer! But I have two complications to your theory: the east side of the Wissahickon is unpaved; and I found a few shells right down by the water — sure seemed like they had washed up ...— ithompson
- If you found the oysters in the flood plain they could have been washed downstream during a flood. Someone may have been storing oyster shells on their property and the shells got swept away during Irene or Lee.— dannmer
- I blame aliens then. Not from Mars. Illegal Mexicans. Taking our jobs/shellfish.— RugbyLawyer
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