The bay scallop's eyes and tentacles are adaptations to its motile lifestyle. These "baby blues" can detect the shadows and movements of predators. Also along the edge of its mantle are tentacles equipped with touch and chemical sensitive receptors. These aid the scallop in perceiving its environment as it swims through the water by clapping together its valves. It is that single adductor muscle that we use for food.

The bay scallop's eyes and tentacles are adaptations to its motile lifestyle. These "baby blues" can detect the shadows and movements of predators. Also along the edge of its mantle are tentacles equipped with touch and chemical sensitive receptors. These aid the scallop in perceiving its environment as it swims through the water by clapping together its valves. It is that single adductor muscle that we use for food.