Top 10 Sexiest Mollusks

From clambakes to making Buzzfeed staffers eat weird things, mollusks get a lot of attention.

10. Helix pomatia

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They're delicious and have their own Pixar movie.

9. Aolidia Papillosa

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They look like tiny sea hedgehogs. And who doesn't like hedgehogs?

8. Conus textile

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They're pretty, predatory, and venomous, just like a James Bond villain.

7. Mussels

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No other mollusk goes as well with beer and fries. Just ask the Belgians.

6. Scallops

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In addition to being delicious, these creatures of the deep can swim and their shells make excellent bikini tops.

5. Cuttlefish

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Aside from being cuttley, these squish creatures of the deep are helping scientists to make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a real thing. Their in was also key in creating natural dyes that are not produced artificially. Thank these guys for your sepia filter, Instagrammers.

4. Glaucus Atlanticus

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(aka sea swallow aka blue angel aka blue dragon)

They look like Pokemon and they're real.

3. Chambered Nautilus

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The golden ratio is one of the coolest things you'll lean about in math. And these mollusks have it going on.

2. Giant Clam

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Just look at this giant, beautiful bastard and tell me it isn't the second most sexiest thing you've ever seen with a shell.

1. Geoduck

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Mmm... geoducks.