More recently, the federal government, along with Delaware and New Jersey, tried to improve the wild-shellfish habitat by dropping millions of clam shells into the bay, which helps oysters mature by giving the larvae something to attach to.
Once the balls stopped bouncing, the rovers shucked off their shells and emerged into the Martian light.
These hermit crabs strike fear into the hearts of seated airline passengers whenever they board, because their shells invariably bang into innocent shins all the way to their seat.
Without their inspirational starlet, England went into their shells, Portugal took control and the match went into extra time and penalties.
Syrian forces have reportedly fired shells into Lebanon and briefly crossed the border while pursuing rebels several times in recent months.
We've got the World Cup coming up and I'd hate to see guys go into their shells but it's decision-making - when is the right time to attack and the right time to defend - and we haven't done that well enough.
Twelve to 36 hours later, when enough shells have accumulated, you insert an optical fibre into the tumour, and deliver an appropriate blast of infra-red.
Patrick is the fresh shrimp stuck into pasta shells swimming in decadent garlic butter, covered with melted cheese and topped with a huge pile of fresh lump crabmeat.
In some Caribbean countries, such as Barbados, which are overrun with the creatures, the snails' shells blow out car tyres and turn into projectiles when they encounter lawnmower blades.
He still occasionally blacksmiths in a little tin shed on the Patagonia campus, and he showed me his latest project, a metal mussel knife that he's been beating into perfect shape sharp at the blade to pry open the shells, blunt at the handle to knock away the barnacles.
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The grand entrance features a spectacular wall of opalescent, shimmering shells, cascading into beautiful shapes and pearlized, intricate designs.
He loved chemistry with a passion, and had done so ever since, as a teenager in Poland, he had tipped the powder out of first-world-war artillery shells and made it into fireworks.
The Shells are constructed out of ABS -- the same plastic used to create Lego -- which is fed into the printer from a spool.
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"I was worried that we wouldn't play or might go into our shells a bit but we didn't and we scored some very good tries, " added the 62-year-old McGeechan, who has been on five Lions tours as a coach and two as a player.
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