Clams are predated mostly by sea stars and some molluscs.
Raccoons will eat anything they can get their paws on, including clams.
No, clams do not have a backbone. They are part of the invertebrate group of animals, which means they lack a spinal column. Clams have a soft body enclosed in a shell for protection.
Soft shell clams live in mud because it provides protection from predators, helps regulate their body temperature, and offers access to nutrients and food sources buried in the sediment. The mud also allows them to easily burrow and hide, reducing their exposure to the elements and other threats in their environment.
They are alike because they are invertebrates and they are different because one has a shell to protect itself from predators and the other doesn't have anything to protect itself from.
Clams breathe through gills much like fish. A mussel (commonly called a clam) consists mostly of a long brownish dual-purpose muscular foot. The animal moves via its foot and anchors itself to something substantial with the foot: a rock, ship, or dock. When the mussel lies underwater, its foot sticks out between its two hinged shells. The Clam also moves using the surrounding current when it releases from a rock.
Clams are filter feeders. They are not parasites, scavengers, predators, or foragers.yes a clam is a scavenger
close up their shell
To hide from potential predators.
Otters.
Clams are generally covered by a shell. It is a part of the clam's body, and it can open or close; when closed, it serves the purpose of protecting the clam from predators.
Clams move around by opening and closing their shells repeatedly. They are not filter feeders like oysters or mussels. Since they swim around, water circulates through their shells, and they get their food that way. Clams' main predators are starfish. ( I think that's right...)
Clams have many adaptations such as they have one or two adductor muscles that hold the cell closed so predators can't open the cells, another is they have a foot that helps them move of the bottom of the lake or ocean, and last they live with a siphon sticking out so if there is any movement in the water they can be warned of predators.
They close up in their very hard shells and spring into a small hole or area where their predator can't reach them. They close up in their very hard shells and spring into a small hole or area where their predator can't reach them.
Barracudas are predators, they hunt other fish. Clams are filter feeders and eat small particles sifted from the water.
the crabs ,clams , shrimp ,marine worms ,algae , and any other small fish they can find
Clams are filter feeders. They are not parasites, scavengers, predators, or foragers. yes a clam is a scavenger
No, not an adult coral. Coral eggs and larve, yes....but clams have no means of being predators on corals and their digestive systems cannot deal with such input.