Limpets and Barnacles, one a Mollusc and the other a Crustacean, have both evolved to be able to survive in the extreme habitat along tidal coasts.

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Limpets and Barnacles, one a Mollusc and the other a Crustacean, have both evolved to be able to survive in the extreme habitat along rocky tidal coastlines.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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