Marsh Periwinkle

ALGAE FARMER

Diet

• Feed on algae and detritus found on marsh grass such as Spartina alterniflora

Agility

• They move up and down the marsh grass with the changing of tides

Defense Mechanisms

• Moving up the grass at high tide to escape predators

• They can close themselves in side of their shell for protection

Superpower

• Are able to anticipate the changes in the tidal cycle through an internal clock

• Create wounds in the grass in order to grow fungi to eat