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Two powerful adductor muscles Hold the shells of a clam together. Humans have trouble opening a live clam, yet a sea star can pull them apart. How do they do this

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Answer: because they have many little arms with powerful suction.

Step-by-step explanation:

sea stars have many little suction tubes with extreme power all around their body and they use them to rip open the clam.

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