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It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoa starfish has many suction cups on the bottom of it and they have a lot of strength. they climb up on the clam and use their power to force the clam open. On the underside of the starfish has a mouth but they don't really have teeth so they make their food into a liquid and eat.
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∙ 9y agoA starfish opens a clam by gripping the clam with its arms. The tiny suction cups on the underside of each of the starfish's arms hold the clam while the starfish slowly pulls it open.
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∙ 14y agoStarfish are quite strong. They grab the clam and yank it open
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∙ 14y agoStarfish are quite strong. They grab the oyster and yank it open.
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∙ 14y agoSea stars use their arms to pry open the shell and then they take out their stomach. After that their stomach injects digesting enzymes which digests the food, and then swallows it's stomach.
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∙ 13y agoit would open it and thing make it go under its stomach to eat/ digest it
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When a hungry sea star finds a clam the clam acts as?
a stimulus
When a hungry sea star find a clam the clam acts as?
a stimulus
Does an earthworm share more common characteristics with a sea star leech insect or clam?
leech
When a huungry sea star finds a clam the clams acts as a?
The liquefied clam is then absorbed into the stomach. They feed often, and their size depends on the amount of food they eat, not on their age
What type of skeleton does the sea star have?
describe the skeliton of the star fish
How does a sea star feed on a clam?
It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
How does a sea star feeding a clam?
It forces its stomach out, and sticks it inside of the clams shell. Then with the clam inside of the stomach, the starfish puts its stomach back on its inside. A sea star opens up a clam by attaching its hundreds of tube feet to the external surface of the shell with suction. Then, it pulls. It might have to pull for hours, or days, until the adductor muscle holding the shell firmly closed is finally weakened enough that the shell opens. Then the star fish can force its stomach in and digest the soft insides of the clam.
How does a sea star feeds on and digests clams?
yes, sea stars can eat clams. They use their tube feet to open the shells and then eat the clams tissue.
How does a sea star open a bivalve such as a clam?
uses the hundreds of tube feet to grasp and pull the shells in opposite directions, which eventually open
How does a sea otter eat a clam shell?
a sea otter eats a clam shell by using its strong teeth and paws to pry it open
What is a mollusk - rock turtle clam or sea anemone?
A clam is a mollusk (mostly shellfish and snails).
What sea animals do not move?
the sponge, the sea anemone, and the clam.
