Clam



Clams are passive mobs that are commonly found in the Reef's Sandy biome. When killed, clams will drop a pearl, an Item used to craft the pearl amulet.

Clams are extremely protective of their pearl and as a consequence they will close down if the player gets too close.

At dusk, clams will close in order to protect their valuable treasure and will open up again the next day.

Hunting
Clams are static mobs that cannot move at any period of time; for this reason they are partially easy to hunt. On the other hand, their hard shell makes it tougher for the player to get the pearl.

While very impractical, clams can be killed in melee. Their high health stat acts as a counter measure for their impossibility to move.

Clams can be momentarily put to sleep by using Salt. This will cause them to sleep with their mouth open and the player can easily get the Pearl without any fighting. The clam will close as soon as the pearl is removed and it will not open again for 3 days, the necessary period to create another pearl.

Trivia

 * The Clam's attraction to salt is based in the real life clams, which are also attracted to salt.
 * The Clam was originally going to be named "The Oyster", but the developers thought Clam was a better name.