Goose Barnacles 2 by durleybeachbum

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 23, 2014

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I have spent much of this wet day working on my letter 'B', and so have taken few photos. So here is another photo of these interesting creatures Here is the information again Lepas anatifera. Goose barnacles normally live offshore attached to objects in the water, often in colonies numbering thousands. There are lots washed ashore onto our beach at present after some wild weather,attached to flotsam. I can't recall seeing them in any numbers before. "The body of the goose barnacle consists of a long, rubbery, dark brown, slender foot (approx 10mm diameter) called a 'peduncle'. At one end is the shell, which is a series of curved, white triangular plates. Inside the shell are some delicate feathery fronds (called cirri) which comb through the water to filter out tiny food particles from the plankton. Goose barnacles are a type of crustacean, related to prawns and lobsters. They are able to fertilise themselves (hermaphroditic). The eggs hatch into larvae, which eventually moult into the adult barnacles." Info from UK Safari. The name 'Goose Barnacles' originates from the myth that these creatures would hatch into Barnacle Geese.

Comments (18)

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greyone

12:46PM | Sun, 23 November 2014

Very interesting capture and info about these odd little guys.

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Faemike55

12:56PM | Sun, 23 November 2014

Very interesting information and great capture

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jayfar

1:36PM | Sun, 23 November 2014

Never seen them until you have shown us them, they look quite interesting and this is a super shot.

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moochagoo

2:28PM | Sun, 23 November 2014

Very interesting picture :)

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

3:14PM | Sun, 23 November 2014

Again they look so art deco :)

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Katraz

4:55PM | Sun, 23 November 2014

Nice find.

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wysiwig

5:12PM | Sun, 23 November 2014

Related to prawns and lobsters? By there appearance I would have thought clams and mussels. A fantastic image showing them in all stages of development.

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