Eastern Oyster
(Crassostrea virginica)
CALL ME PEARL
Diet
Filter feeders: eat phytoplankton and algae floating by in the water
Agility
Float through the water as young plankton and then settle to the floor and cannot move for the rest of their life
Defense Mechanisms
Use their adductor muscles to shut their shells together very tightly
Can be up to 10 pounds of pressure holding their shells together, making it almost impossible to open
If stepped on they could puncture, scrape, or stab the skin of an animal
Superpower
One oyster can filter ~50 gallons of water a day