Lottia gigantea owl limpets have been putting in the work, clearing the field of all their adversaries and are now ready to reap the rewards of their impeccable defense at the line of scrape-age! 2/8
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Secure beneath helmet-like shells—or shellmets—owl limpets ready their rasping radula tongue to lick and scrape at algae up and downfield, back and forth and inches at a time with their signature creeping ground game. 3/8
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With surrounding stands cleared, owl limpets return to their rock scar to regain home-field advantage, leaving behind rows of zig-zags on the turf you can follow back to the limpets’s regular onside position—usually a first down-coast bite of evidence of limpet line-backers. 4/8
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Owl limpets should be flagged as key players in the intertidal, denying intruders in their neutral zones and promoting a diversity of playmakers. They’re known for tackling barnacles out of bounds, roughing these kickers to create open paths for other rushers to touch down. 5/8
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In the Big Game Of Life, these superb owl limpets need the help of you, the viewer, to perform at the highest level! 6/8pic.twitter.com/NrbKziZldA
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Because owl limpets start out male and become big mommas later in life, harvesting the largest limpets may decrease the size of local limpets and potentially lower their population over time. Make sure you know your rulings in the field: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/MPAs … 7/8
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And now, back to the action on the field— and it appears that we are heading for a 0-0 tie in Q1. Gripping action! We hope you’ve enjoyed this Superb Owl Limpet LIVestream thread and aren't too mad at all of the football puns we tried to squeeze in here during regulocean. 8/8pic.twitter.com/5Kxy9E3saE
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Are there also mediocre owl limpets?
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if they find themselves halfway been two Pisaster ochraceus ochre stars, then perhaps
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