Life is harsh for barnacle geese, which must contend with Arctic temperatures and protect their young from predators like foxes by nesting on high ledges and cliffs. But this strategy has a ...

That said, barnacles in those locations do have to ... "The bent shape could also be a less effective defense against cold-water predators, who attack their prey differently.

Barnacles pose a clear and present danger to ... Before, during and after migrating, salmonids battle a host of threats: predators, environmental conditions, disease, oceanic parasites, spawning ...

Barnacles growing on airplane wreckage washed ... have far-reaching ecological roles in cleaning seawater—and becoming food for predators including sea snails and slugs. Their super-glue ...

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 ...

“Goose barnacles are one of the first colonizers.” Once they settle, these populations are pretty robust. Although they do have predators on the open sea, such as sea turtles and ...

Photos show the predator captured by officials. Photo from Department of Environment and Natural Resources Western Visayas A group of kids spotted a barnacle-encrusted crocodile on an island in ...