These sea creatures are known as Lucifer's fingers. The barnacles are a delicacy in Europe, but catching them isn't easy. Fishermen risk their lives to find them, climbing over slippery cliffs and ...

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 ...

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change. Research led by the University of ...

"Recently, incidences of barnacle infestation on sea turtles in Abu Dhabi waters have been reported to the agency," an ERWDA Press release said. It said a number of sick turtles covered with ...