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that create hard tubes How to tell them apart? updated Aug 08 |
| Tubes on hard places These hard coiling tubes are often found stuck to hard surfaces such as boulders, rocks, jetty pilings. Here's more on how to tell apart the animals that create these tubes. |
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| Tubes made by snails such as vermetids are glossy on the inside because of a deposit of nacre (mother-of-pearl), and made up of three layers. | Tubes made by worms such as keelworms are dull on the inside and made up of two layers. |
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| Vermetid snails don't have a feathery fan on their heads. They collect food by secreting a net of mucus. | Keelworms have a feathery fan on their heads. This is extended when they are submerged to filter edible bits. |
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