limpet

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First he had to pry off an interloper: a limpet, a coin-size, hat-shaped snail that normally clings tenaciously to tidal zone rocks but had taken up residence on the gray epoxy seal protecting the sensor.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

We are also experimentally pitting juvenile owl limpets against larger adults and other competing limpet species.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

Navy blamed Iran for a series of limpet mine attacks on vessels that damaged tankers.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2021

In April the Saviz, an Iranian vessel anchored in the southern Red Sea, suffered damage to its hull believed to have been caused by limpet mines.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2021

Bits of sea glass among the mermaids’ purses and limpet shells.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk