Almost by definition, barnacles are immobile: these crustaceans cluster on surfaces such as whale heads, sea turtle shells, coastal rocks, and ship hulls. Once barnacle larvae mature, they travel on ...

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change. Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect ...

Barnacle cement can withstand pressures of up to 5,000 pounds per square inch. The cyprid larva stage creates a biological deadline that dictates permanent attachment failure. Scientists discovered ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. As the world warms, ...

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change. Research led by the University of Southampton ...

Scroll long enough, and you will see barnacles portrayed all over social media as ocean troublemakers. People violently scrape them off ship hulls and sea turtles like they are the problem. In reality ...