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 ...

Barnacles in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch are attaching themselves to trash and eating little plastic particles. Researchers don’t yet know the implications of these findings, but it’s a safe bet ...

Barnacles have the longest penis of any animal, relative to body size. Adults fuse onto one spot, so this is a necessary adaptation to reach eggs to fertilize. Their penises also taste and smell in ...