Did you know this is how scallops swim? Using their powerful adductor muscle, the very part we most often eat, sea scallops rapidly clap their shells together, creating jet propulsion that launches them off the seafloor. This unique swimming behavior helps them evade predators like sea stars, setting them apart from more sedentary bivalves like clams and oysters. Found from North Carolina to Newfoundland, Atlantic sea scallops live in dense beds along the sandy or gravelly seafloor, often at dep