Dr. Dan KillamWhile oysters lack ears, they still can hear, using statocysts, their balance organ. Researchers have found playing the soundscape from a healthy oyster reef attracts larvae to settle! They have evolved to settle on their ancestors to build reefs, and sound is a useful cue of a good spot! https://phys.org/news/2022-10-sea-soundscapes-summon-thousands-baby.html #clamFacts
Dagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥The image of these oysters is strangely moving, for some reason it's so endearing to see all these shells, knowing they created them themselves, adapting to what happened to them, and that they are highly personal. And to see them, realising they are gone but left there shells behind.