Barnacle-inspired polymers could present new way to design antibiotics, researchers say
Scientific literature has shown that barnacles that cling to rocks at the seashore use naturally occurring chemicals to clear ...
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Some Barnacles Can Move Around to Improve Feeding Position
View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Almost by definition, barnacles are immobile: these crustaceans cluster on surfaces such as whale heads, sea turtle shells, coastal rocks, and ...
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'Lucifer's fingers' are a delicacy in Portugal — and fishermen are risking their lives to catch them
Paulo Lourenço, fisherman: "This profession is considered one of the most dangerous in the world because we work where the sea meets the rocks. You can only find the barnacles where the waves ...
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The barnacle, Spaniards’ favorite Christmas dish, imperiled by climate change
CORME, Spain — On the craggy rocks on northwestern Spain’s treacherous Costa da Morte (Death Coast), wetsuit-clad fishermen dodge crashing waves as they pick barnacles, a prized Christmas ...