While 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
Playing sea soundscapes can summon thousands of baby oysters, and help regrow oyster reefs

Imagine you're in a food court and spoilt for choice. How will you choose where to eat? It might be the look of the food, the smell, or even the chatter of satisfied customers.

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@dantheclamman

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.

@pascaline well said, I agree! They make rock out of salts floating around in the water, putting a new line in every tide, a diary that could be around in millions or billions of years!

@dantheclamman

It's so moving, and it reminds me of the tree rings 💗