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Nature's Strongest Teeth Belong to Aquatic Snails : DNews — news.discovery.com

The world’s strongest known animal teeth belong to aquatic snails known as limpets -- marine mollusks famous for their conical, tiny shells that resemble umbrellas. The limpet's teeth, described in a new study in the latest issue of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, are so tough and sturdy that they are now considered the strongest known biological structures on the planet, overtaking the prior holder of that record: spider silk.

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