If you ever find a strange, jagged object washed up on the beach, it may look like something from a horror movie. Some pieces can resemble an alien jaw, rows of teeth, or part of a broken machine. In reality, one possible explanation is far less frightening: it may come from a chiton, a small armored mollusk that lives along rocky coastlines. Chitons have eight overlapping shell plates on their backs and spend much of their lives clinging tightly to rocks where powerful waves and currents constantly threaten to dislodge them…. Continue Reading 🔽
