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Limpets Limpets are flattish cone-shaped aquatic snails known for their ability to cling tightly to surfaces. This tight grip keeps them safe from many predators under their strong shells. Their teeth are one of the strongest known biological materials and they give them such a workout scraping food from rocks that they constantly wear down and regrow new teeth on their unusual tongue. They live between the high and low tide marks, often having a regular resting spot called a ‘home scar’. I was fascinated with limpets as a child spending long hot summers on the beach at Sultana Point in South Australia. I collected discarded shells for craft projects, delighting at the different colours and patterns they displayed. Show more