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Limpets
Do limpets have small populations?
Do limpets live in groups?Where do common limpets live?What are the characteristics of a limpet?What affects limpet size?How have limpets adapted to ...
What are limpet's habits?
The common limpet is an herbivorous marine snail that lives along the rocky shores of Western Europe. As they live in the intertidal zone (the area al...
How does a Limpet protect itself?
They attach themselves using mucus and a muscular "foot", which seals them against the rock and protects them from desiccation during low tide, and fr...
How does a whitecap limpet get its food?
They graze on algae using their tongue (or radula) which has tons of tiny teeth to scrap the algae off the surface. Both the Whitecap Limpet and Coral...
How do limpets eat?
Limpets are herbivores in nature. They graze on marine algae that grow on sea beds or rock surfaces. They scrape the algae from these surfaces with th...
Why do limpets have suckers at the bottom?
How do limpets attach?How do limpet reproduce?What is the purpose of limpets?What is the spot on a rock where limpets live?Can you eat a limpet raw?H...
What is the predator of the limpet?
The common predators of a limpet include small mammals, birds, starfish, seals, and even humans. Limpets have many behavioral similarities with barnac...
What does limepet eat?
Common limpets are herbivorous, but they likely also eat young barnacles and other things that settle on their home rocks. They scrape the rock's surf...
How do you eat a limpet?
If you want to eat limpets, first knock them off the rock in one swift move. If they are stuck fast, don't continue to hit, just move on. If you have ...