Barnacles
Barnacles are a type of crustacean, but unlike crabs and lobsters they attach themselves to a surface and don’t move around once they are adults. They are filter-feeders and can survive drying out and sun exposure in the tidal zone. Barnacles frequently attach to ocean-going boats and there are even...
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2021
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| Summary: | Barnacles are a type of crustacean, but unlike crabs and lobsters they attach themselves to a surface and don’t move around once they are adults. They are filter-feeders and can survive drying out and sun exposure in the tidal zone. Barnacles frequently attach to ocean-going boats and there are even species of barnacles that attach to and live on baleen whales, such as the humpback whale. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/uamuuts/1007/thumbnail.jpg |
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