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morning Tuesday, yesterday I went to my aqua class and it went ok,
getting out of the pool I had to take it slow and make sure I placed
my left foot flat on the step to protect the achilles tendon.
Well
being Tuesday means it is Indestructible Creatures day, today's
creature is something called a Limpet, another creature I have not
heard of.
They
are a type of snail with super strong, thick shells which make them
near impossible to budge. Inside their shells they have special
tongues covered with tiny teeth, which they use for scraping algae.
These teeth are strengthened with iron and look like miniature
daggers and they hold the record for being the hardest material known
to be made by any animal or plant.
Their
teeth are so hard that as they feed they actually scrape lines into
the rock itself, you can spot where a limpet has been by the rows of
little grooves. They cling to rocks using their powerful muscles and
a kinda gluey slime.
When
the tide is in they crawl around underwater and feed, when the tide
is out they clamp themselves to a rock to stay damp and safe from
predators.
I’ve never heard of this critter. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt is isn't it
DeleteI love you are going to water aerobics I need to do that. I have not heard of that critter either.
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy the aqua class, if I had the time I would go more often but only can manage two mornings a week
DeleteInteresting to read your post about Limpet which i have not seen or heard about them. They look pretty good.:)
ReplyDeleteYeah I had not heard of them either
DeleteTough little buggers!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the aerobics went well. :)
Yeah tough indeed
DeleteInteresting little creatures of the sea.
ReplyDeleteThat they are
DeleteI've heard of the Incredible Mr Limpet, but it was a movie and he was a fish. Or Don Knotts.
ReplyDeleteThis made me smile
DeleteNot sure if I've heard of them or not, but I could use a little of whatever they have in my bones, now! We should figure that out. . . to strengthen our bones. Haha!
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