Sea Shell Sound Strategies Studied

Have you ever noticed that sea shells have an interesting sound when you blow air thru them? Why is this? Yes we no this is because of the shape, however many times in nature things have a purpose beyond that which is observed; so, what is the purpose of the sea Shell sound strategy? Is there a reason for this? There probably is.Consider if you will that the sound causes vibrational energy and the when the air blows through, sound or water then in a seashell it is pushed to the back of the seashell into a smaller and smaller space and in doing so this will increase the sound vibrations.Do the little sea creatures, which live inside of sea shells use some sort of sound strategy to help them in some way? There are many ways that a small sea creature might use vibrational sound strategies to help them.For instance it may allow them to take in larger amounts of sound waves or vibrations from a long distance and focus them so they can know if there is a predator approaching or if they should come out of their Shell to get their next meal.

Increasing the ability to hear or feel sound vibrations in the water or on the beach makes a lot of sense for a small sea creature. Perhaps there is more to the seashell sound strategy than we think. Please consider all this in 2006.

By: Lance Winslow