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Is your muse a mollusc? Gef Flimlin Rutgers Cooperative Extension Phylum Mollusca 101 93,000 recognized species Nine or ten taxonomic classes (2 are extinct) Cephalopods….squid, cuttlefish, octopus Gastropods….conch, whelks, snails, abalone, and slugs Bivalves….clams, oysters, scallops, mussels And others, that we really don’t care about. Cephalopods Gastropods Bivalve Molluscs (our favorites) So what’s a Muse? So what’s a Muse? So who are the Muses? Calliope (epic poetry) carries a writing tablet Clio (history) carries a scroll and books Erato (love poetry) has a lyre and a crown of roses Euterpe (music) carries a flute Melpomene (tragedy) is seen with a tragic mask Polyhymnia (sacred poetry) has a pensive expression Terpsichore (dance) is often seen dancing and carrying a lyre Thalia (comedy) is often seen with a comic mask Urania (astronomy) carries a pair of compasses and celestial globe. So who are the Muses? So who are the Muses? Now back to mollusks, specifically, Shellfish. So what do we do with them? Harvest them. Prepare them. EAT THEM!!!! Build businesses around them Study them (Show me the money!!!!) Regulate them. Make cool stuff from them. Have jokes about them. Harvest them Harvest them Prepare them Prepare them Eat them Eat them Eat them Eat them for fun Quick quiz just for the men. Quick quiz just for the men. How many oysters were on the oyster plate? Answer: Answer: Who Cares? They’re just two of the MUSES!!!! Moving right along……. Research Them Regulate them Build businesses around them Build businesses around them Build businesses around them Wear them Wear them Make cool (and weird) stuff from them Make cool (and weird) stuff from them Make cool (and weird) stuff from them Make cool (and weird) stuff from them Have jokes about them Make jokes about them But Why? For poet and law-giver Solon, Muses were the key to the good life; since they brought both prosperity and friendship. Prosperity and Friendship So why are molluscs your muse? S