#limpets

[plaguedocboi]

I think we’re really not appreciating limpets enough. They’re just a snail with extra shell and they’re equally adorable

[antiqueanimals]

Tidal Cavern, 1935. George Swanson (1908-1968). Watercolor and gouache on paper.

[smukkits]

One of my pieces for @meatborg's zine BRAIN PEACE #2

This is the only one of my illustrations I've released from it, but honestly some of my favorite drawings are in there, along with Meatborg's fantastic work as well as some really fantastic comics from incredibly talented creators :3

[timbercow]

A rough sketch of some cone-shaped creatures on the move.

[0jeej0-too]

Morningwalkings time

August 5th 2023

A poor soul...

[bpod-bpod]

Pulling Teeth

Battered by waves, limpets hang on for dear life – using rows of teeth for a tight suction to the underside of boats and rocks. The teeth of the common limpet (Patella vulgata) are made from the strongest known substance in the world – a composite material of chitin and goethite – which scientists might put to new uses. In this animation based on X-ray computed tomography, teeth producing cells called radula are highlighted in a weaving white line – later rainbow colours highlight different levels of mineralization as teeth develop. Researchers aiming to recreate these impressive gnashers, pull the cells and tissues into a lab dish, guiding the growth of this strong material with chemicals. The limpet’s teeth could one day inspire a building material for implants, or in tiny scaffolds, helping human cells to heal against the turbulent currents inside the body.

Written by John Ankers

Video from work by Robin M. H. Rumney and colleagues

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, St Michael’s Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth, UK

Video originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Nature Communications, July 2022

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[crudlynaturephotos]

[pillbug-in-a-jar]

More shells

[zegalba]

Long-spined limpet shell

[antiqueanimals]

The Ecology of Water Life. Written by Alfred Leutscher. Illustrated by David Cook and David Pratt. 1971.

[afrofeministe]

Limpets served with lemons / Photo Javarman

[dougielombax]

Mollusks, whelks and limpets, oh My!

[humphreyhippo]

20230501 - Limpets

[nopizzaaftermidnight]

[hellsitegenetics]

Disappointed that Saxifraga wasn't on the level. Let me show you how a wizard does it. Machine, I call and command you to produce, a common european limpet.

String identified: at tat aaga a't t . t a a t. ac, ca a ca t c, a c a t.

Closest match: Patella vulgata genome assembly, chromosome: 2 Common name: Common European limpet

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