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Brittany Williams, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide

Baby oysters follow the crackling sound of snapping shrimp

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Though oysters may be brainless bivalves, they can “hear” and swim towards attractive sounds of the sea.

We played the crackling sound of snapping shrimp, which indicates a healthy reef, to baby oysters using underwater speakers. We discovered the oysters swim towards the sound.

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