This footage of sushi twitching on a plate has seriously creeped people out

Poor little fella.

Footage of some clam sushi twitching on a person's plate has just lately gone viral on Twitter, prompting the query whether or not it's in truth nonetheless alive.

Individuals have been predictably unnerved by the stressed mollusc.

Mashable requested marine biologist Callum Roberts whether or not the clam was in reality nonetheless alive, or simply displaying indicators that could possibly be misinterpreted as life.

"Clams have quite simple nervous methods, and slightly than a mind have three units of paired ganglia distributed via the physique, which coordinate the actions of the animal," he stated. "Clearly, on this case, a few of these are nonetheless intact and useful."

So for a given definition of "life" in organisms so vastly totally different from ourselves, this clam could be very a lot nonetheless alive.

Earlier than you get too grossed out or indignant, keep in mind that consuming reside seafood is just not that unusual a phenomenon: oysters are eaten alive everywhere in the world, slurped proper out of the shell. Roberts informed us that in getting ready clams for sushi the animals are "usually simply scooped out of the shell."

Relaxation in peace little clam.