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Chesapeake Bay Critters
The Gender Changer
- I can change my Gender whenever I want to.
- Boring sponges are persistent pests to me.
- I am a type of shellfish.
- I have a soft edible body inside a hard, two-piece shell.
- I live on the bottom of the sea close to shore.
- I am a mollusk which is a major part of the animal kingdom.
- I am often called a bivalve which means that I have two valves.
- Whenever I need to I can keep my shell closed for several weeks.
- I have a soft body inside my shell which is a grayish mass of tissues that contains body organs.
- I use my gills to get oxygen for breathing and also as a filter for food.
Who Am I?