Scientists find strongest natural material
Limpet teeth might be the strongest natural material known to man, a new study has found.
Limpet teeth might be the strongest natural material known to man, a new study has found.
Materials Science
Feb 18, 2015
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Usually, the individuals of a population of marine species that have the potential to disperse over long distances all share a similar genetic composition. Yet every now and then, at small, localized sites, small groups of ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2021
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Crashing waves and water temperature along rocky shorelines strongly influence the growth patterns of the yellowfoot limpet (Cellana sandwicensis), or ʻopihi ʻālinalina, an intertidal species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2021
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Equipped with high-speed, high-resolution video, scientists have discovered important new information on how marine snail larvae swim, a key behavior that determines individual dispersal and ultimately, survival.
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2013
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The humble limpet generally doesn't attract much attention. Most of us remember them from childhood as tenacious little creatures clinging to rocks, impossible to prise off. But this familiar, cone-shaped animal has played ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2021
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Limpets are among the most abundant and familiar features of the world's coastlines.
Ecology
Dec 16, 2021
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