A beachcomber stumbled upon an unusual find during a weekend stroll. Chevaun Hands captured an image of the peculiar 'roll' of seaweed and shells, in Blackpool, turning to Facebook for assistance ...

You can check out more of her work here. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Almost by definition, barnacles are immobile: these crustaceans cluster on surfaces such as whale heads, ...

An iconic attribute of humpback whales are not harmful to the animals, according to the Port McNeill-based Marine Education and Research Society (MERS).

UC Berkeley researcher Larry Taylor knew that present-day barnacle shells take up differently weighted oxygen atoms from bodies of water. That creates a record of the oceans they’ve been in as ...

They are also known as a gooseneck barnacle and have a long fleshy stem that looks like a black neck. The stem or peduncle is topped with a chalky white shell that houses the main body of the ...

A number of people on the platform said the shells appeared to be gooseneck barnacles, a rare species served up as a delicacy in countries like Spain and Portugal, as per Manchester Evening News.

Several responses confirmed that the shells were indeed gooseneck barnacles. These rare barnacles are considered a delicacy in countries like Portugal and Spain but have been known to wash up on ...

Often when I see a foreigner ordering the barnacles, their first reaction is, 'How do I eat this?' I've seen them eating it with the shell and everything. And I go, 'Don't eat it with the shell ...