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    Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about barnacles


    Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about barnacles



    by bigbusta

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    5. PeachyFromBehind on

      Didn’t know they look like they have almost beaks. Mist admit kinda interestingasfuck

    6. cantonlautaro on

      We call these “picorocos” in chile and they are delicious. Lots of tender white meat behind those barnacle beaks.

    8. Big-Honeydew-961 on

      There was a video somewhere of a guy who got a cut on his hand working on a dock.  A barnacle started growing inside his hand.  He was on so much pain and no one knew what the fuck was going on until a doctor figured it out super late in the game.  

      He almost had his hand amputated because he got so sick.

      That fucker wasn’t harmless.  It was eating its way out of that guys hand.  It may not burrow INTO tissue, but it will burrow its way OUT.  

      Edit:  https://youtu.be/FkI78tDmqDU?si=MKONAJ3FC361kJyZ

    11. lllScorchlll on

      Imagine your life is to be an immobile water filter, meanwhile there are other animals that do your job and can do so much more.

    13. Odd-Appointment6772 on

      This was interesting AF! Never expected to learn about barnacle penis though. 😂

    20. Sohn_Jalston_Raul on

      I keep forgetting that barnacles are arthropods, and every time I remember, it blows my mind!

    21. tistimenotmyrealname on

      The only thing I know about barnacles is that Charles Darwin fucking hated them

    23. lordvitamin on

      I didn’t know they were living creatures. Well, more so than typical coral anyway.

      I always thought they were a type of coral that grew on the undersides of boats like sea fungus.

    29. finchfondew on

      They are only a problem if the animal is sick or old….. so if they are weak barnacle are a problem

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