A barnacle evolved into a parasite and drills into sharks in the deep waters of Norway to feed and survive in silence.

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 ...

Parasitic barnacles, classified within the Rhizocephala, represent a striking example of evolutionary adaptation in marine parasites. These unique organisms exhibit a radical transformation from their ...

Mussels, barnacles, and other sticky marine invertebrates have been many a researcher’s inspiration for designing novel adhesives. A new study shows for the first time that the proteins in the natural ...