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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.

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