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Image 1 by sea-kangaroo, CC-BY-NC-ND
Image 2 by lizard--o_o, CC-BY-NC
@blightowl submitted: Okay, so, I followed your suggestion and looked up Darwin’s Bark Spiders and they did not disappoint!!! Their spidey silk is stronger than Kevlar! Apparently, it’s the fibers’ extreme elasticity that makes the Darwin’s Bark spider silk so shock absorbing.
AND! While admiring the spiders I came across an article about a kind of sea snail, the Limpet, and their very super strong teeth. The Limpet’s teeth have a tensile strength greater than spider silk! I know, right?? So from the ocean, here come these good Limpet friends with their good Limpet teef.
Photo is by Liandrei
And here is the article, in case any other followers of definitely Mothman the Good Bug Blog want to give it a read: Limpet teeth set new strength record
Yes, Darwin’s bark spiders are cool as heck. And these limpets!! What fancy lil pals. I guess if you’re nibbling on rock all day you have to have super strong teeth. But five times stronger than spider silk, dang! That’s a lot. The article is really interesting for anyone who wants to give it a read. Thanks for sharing!
Watercolour on paper - Patella Vulgata (the common limpet)
My best friend analyzed rare earth element patterns in a series of shells - including one from the common limpet - for her bachelor thesis, this is an illustration I made for her presentation :)
Common limpet (Patella vulgata)
The common limpet is an edible species of sea snail with gills, a typical true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae. This species is found in the waters of western Europe. The radula in this species is longer than the shell itself. It contains 1920 teeth in 160 rows of 12 teeth each. It is found attached to firm substrates from the high shore to the edge of the sublittoral zone, although it predominates in areas of wave action.
photo credits: wiki, wiki, Manfred Heyde
The Radula of Patella vulgata - the common limpet
