John Faithfull ππͺπΊπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ§‘βπ»βπΏBiology from yesterday's picnic... Lots of limpets here seemed to have discovered a lifestyle hack to avoid predation by dog whelks - live on top of the dog-whelk, where it can't get you. π€ π€ I've not seem this before - is this common elsewhere? #Mull #WhelkHat #Limpet #MolluscMalarkey #Mollusca @dantheclamman
Dr. Dan Killam@FaithfullJohn very interesting! I couldn't find any documentation of that behavior! The last place they'd think to look!
@dantheclamman Thanks! In one small area lots of limpets were doing this. I'll keep an eye out for this behaviour elsewhere, and maybe find some limpet or dogwhelk people to tell/ask. If you find anybody interested, let me know...