You'd probably walk past a chiton without even seeing it. These creatures often look like nothing more than another speck of seaweed on the crusty intertidal rocks. But it sees you. At least ...

A rare iron mineral has been discovered in the teeth of a living organism for the first time – one that bears the pet name “wandering meatloaf.” They’re more commonly known as chiton, a ...

Speiser and his colleagues are continuing to investigate chiton vision. It’s a bit of a challenge. For one, “a video of a chiton and a picture of a chiton kind of look the same,” Varney quipped.

The dentition of the gumboot chiton, a lumbering mollusk, contains a rare mineral never before seen in a living animal. By Emily Anthes The gumboot chiton is not a glamorous creature. The large ...

When it comes to body armor, there's typically a trade-off – it can either be highly impact-resistant or flexible, but not both. That may not be the case for much longer, however, thanks to an ...

Crystal 'eyes' let simple mollusks called chitons see predators Date: April 14, 2011 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a ...

Chitons, a type of mollusk, use their razor-sharp teeth to chew rocks to get at the algae inside. Researchers are using a powerful microscope to map the composition of chiton teeth hoping they can ...

The teeth of the world’s largest chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri), nicknamed "the wandering meatloaf” for its charismatic looks (shown), possess a rare mineral once found only in rocks. Jerry ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators, scientists say. The three-inch-long mollusks, called ...

A chiton lens is made of basically the same material as the unseeing armor around it. But in the lens, the component grains of aragonite are bigger.