La rádula es una "lengua con dientes" de la mayoría de los moluscos, con los que raspan su alimento. Estas pertenecen a una lapa y son extremadamente resistentes gracias a la presencia de goetita. Con Las hileras de cientos de dientes, arañan las rocas, dejando marca, para alimentarse de las algas. 📷Michael Crutchley #lapas #limpets

Tiny #limpet reveals big secrets of the deep sea https://phys.org/news/2025-11-depths-discovery-tiny-limpet-reveals.html paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13235818.2025.2578245

"P. nautilus is part of a rare group of #limpets that make their homes on wood falls—tree trunks and branches that settle on the seafloor.... the presence of individuals of many different sizes indicates the #WoodFall supported multiple generations, suggesting that even tiny islands of habitat can sustain #DeepSea communities long enough for population turnover and dispersal"

Microphotograph of a limpet's teeth

Remember how strong spider silk is? Turns out, another biomaterial beats it: limpet teeth! These mollusks use a radula—a tongue-like protrusion with tiny teeth—to scrape algae off rocks.
#Biomaterials #Limpets #Science #Nature
Read more about spider silk: https://t.me/SantryBlog/469
Learn about limpets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpet

Not much time to spare today, busy preparing for our open studio event, so a very quick sketch. #limpets #seashell #dailysketch
File:Patella sp. - Stavanger, Norway 2021-08-03 (02).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

The above Limpet’s home ground beneath a sea cliff. Same location almost a year apart.

📷 1: 2024
📷 2: 2023
📷 3: 2024

Photos 2 & 3 also show how much the sand / pebble layer cycle has shifted.

#Limpets #RockFormations #CoastalErosion #WestCork #Seascape #Photography #Time