2. Limpets By: Anastasha Bryant

3. Some facts about Limpets The Limpet is related to the snail It has a single shell shaped like a pointy hat Limpets have very strong grips They have one big foot like a suction cup

4. Limpets only eat at night because they are then safe to move around Limpets eat algae off rocks with their radula a rasp-like tongue with tiny teeth found in many mollusks When a limpet is done eating it always returns to the same spot it was before They leave a trail of mucus, (just like snails) behind them, which chemically "stores" their direction of travel. Limpets don’t have eyes

5. Diet: Algae Size: two centimeters to ten centimeters Color: light brown, grey-brown, or dark brown white sometimes green Life Cycle: eggs Predators: sea stars Neat Facts: Limpets stay in one place their whole life. Types: rough limpet, shield limpet, ribbed limpet, owl limpet, plate limpet, kelp limpet, dunce cap limpet, and keyhole limpet, Relatives: abalone sea hairs, octopi, squid, scallop, mussels, oysters, clams, chitons, and snails

6. Classification: Class Gastropoda Subclass Eogastropoda Order Patellogastropoda Suborder Patellina Superfamily Patelloidea Family Patellidae

7. Key hole Limpets Rough Limpet

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