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What do Limpets do differently when the tide is in and when the tide is out?
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∙ 14y ago
limpets can die when the tide goes out as the waters not around them.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agothe limpets move when tide is in, they breathe and take in algae to eat. when tide is out, they stay put and do not eat so much.
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What does a tarakihi eat?
Tarakihi eat limpets and their mates
Is a limpet a mollusc?
Yes, limpets are aquatic snails, which are mollusks.
What Eats Limpet?
Limpets eat microscopic plants of the rocks. They use their rough tougue to scrape it off.
How do limpets eat?
Limpets have very hard conical shells which help protect them from waves crashing into them and also from humans stepping on them! Also, they have a sandpaper-like tongue called a radula to help them scrape algae from the rocks. Limpets clasp tightly to rocks by carving themselves a place called a home scar.This makes it very difficult to remove them from the rock and helps to protect them.
What are tidepools?
they are pools created by the tide... shocking
What are limpet's habits?
Limpets live on the high tide zone on the rocks.
What makes limpets well suited to living in a rock pool?
they make tide
Why do limpets have hard shells?
Mainly for protection to potential predators like seabirds (if the tide is out)
Where do limpets live?
Limpets live in the intertidal zone and are stuck to the rocks.
Is limpets a decomposer?
no
What is a limpets habitat?
A limpit lives in the ocean, clinging on for dear life on a rock. They feed of nutrients floating around in the water, and don't move around a lot. Although when the tide is in, they can move around using their 'Foot'.
Do periwinkes eat limpets?
No.
Are limpets prey?
predator
What is a limpets diet?
Algae is mainly a limpets diet. They only feed at night and stay in one place all of their lives.
Where are limpets commonly found?
Limpets are commonly found along rocky shorelines sucking onto the sides or bottoms of the rocks.
What animals live at low and high tide?
It depends on where you live. Animals that live between high and low tide are adapted for severe fluctuations in salinity, temperature and moisture levels. In the northeast US, typical intertidal animals include green crabs, hermit crabs, periwinkle snails, whelks, mussels, and limpets.
What are limpets adaptations?
It can clamp itself down on the rock face with pedal mucus and its muscular ''foot''. When the tide is high, the foot is contracted, allowing it to move around and graze the rock for algae. Their ability of being able to clamp themselves to the rock, seals their shell edge against the rock surface, protecting them from desiccation. When limpets are fully clamped down, it is impossible to remove them from the rock using brute force alone, and the limpet will allow itself to be destroyed rather than stop clinging to its rock. Most limpets feed by grazing on algae which grows on the rock where they live. They scrape up films of algae with a radula, a ribbon-like tongue with rows of teeth. Limpets move by rippling the muscles of their foot in a wave-like motion. Some species of limpets return to the same spot on the rock known as a "home scar" just before the tide goes out. The shape of their shell often grows to precisely match the contours of the rock surrounding the scar. This behaviour presumably allows them to form a better seal to the rock and may help protect from either desiccation or threat from predators.
