Thing I learned today:

"Scrape marks left by limpets, Aber Rhigian"
These fern-like scratches fanning out across a large boulder at the foot of the cliffs are created by the radulae (horny, tooth-bearing tongue-like structures of #mollusks) of #limpets as they feed on algae.
The material of which the "teeth" are made has been found to be stronger even than spider silk.

cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff - https://geograph.org.uk/p/7409848

#NaturalWorld #Photograph #Geograph #Wales #Coast

As the world warms, animals living near the coast are facing stronger storms, rising seas, and extreme temperatures. While many can swim, fly, or scuttle away, some marine creatures can barely move, let alone make a speedy escape.

#MarineAnimals #CoastalAnimals #MarineLife #ClimateChange #Flooding #SeaLevelChange #Tide #Tidal #Barnacles #Limpets #Sessile #Affixed #Mobile #Escape #Heat #ExtremeHeat #Storms

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/how-will-creatures-that-can-barely-move-handle-climate-change/

Neptune's necklace in rock pools and on rocky shorelines. There are other crustaceans.
Limpets - They have an oval shaped shell, usually with a peak near the centre. During high tide they move about and graze on algae returning to the same place when the tide falls and sealing themselves tightly against the rock to conserve moisture. Soldiers Beach, NSW, Australia

#neptunes #necklace #rockpools #ocean #creatures #limpets #soldiers #beach #nsw #australia

Greatest poster ever? #ITRS2023
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RT @Louise_Firth_IE
Flying the flag for #limpets at #ITRS2023. Been looking forward to presenting this poster (styled in #MontyPython #LifeOfBrian) at a proper in-person conference. If you want to know more about what limpets have ever done for us - read this 👉 https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/n9154/pdf/01_firth.pdf
https://twitter.com/Louise_Firth_IE/status/1614642249278656512

@Rodrigo Welcome Rodrigo.. we need a photo and your long list of hastagged interests (#MarineScience #paella #limpets etc) please 😀 I’m still figuring it out too but find it easier since I switched to the #Metatext app.