A giant chiton, Plaxiphora albida, on a rock.
Giant chiton, Plaxiphora albida. I first thought it was a fossil- it felt like rock.
Chitons use biomineralisation to coat their teeth in iron so they can chew away on coral and algae growing on rocks.
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