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What snail has nature's hardest substance?

Question #150994. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Apr 25 2024.
Originally posted Apr 25 2024 8:20 PM.

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It is limpet sea snail and in particular, its teeth.

Goethite is an iron-containing nanofibre which limpet sea snails have reinforcing their teeth. It is the hardest biological product ever discovered.

These snails use their teeth to cling onto rocks as part of their feeding on lichen and algae. Naturally, their teeth are particularly strong to play this role.

link https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a14184/snail-teeth-are-the-hardest-natural-substance/
Response last updated by psnz on Apr 25 2024.
Apr 25 2024, 8:22 PM
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