Limpets and barnacles grow side by side on the rock faces in the tidal zone. The Acorn Barnacle is a filter feeder whilst the Limpet is a mollusc

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Limpets and barnacles grow side by side on the rock faces in the tidal zome. The Acorn Barnacle is a fixed and sedentary filter feeder whilst the Limpet is a slow moving Gastropod

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Size: 6200px × 4133px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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