A whale covered in thousands of barnacles faced serious health challenges before a diver stepped in to help in a dramatic rescue effort. The video captures the diver’s patient and precise work ...

Once there, it absorbs nutrients through the root-like filaments. Two barnacles in cross-section: Analesma (left) and Lepas (right). Ci = cirri; m = mouth; pd = peduncle; r = rootlets; ma = mantle.

Barnacles pose a clear and present danger to ... gaining a rarely seen view of the empty structure. This stint isn’t for the faint of heart — you shouldn’t be afraid of heights or confined ...

The tiny turtle was covered in barnacles and had a crab attached to its shell. Barely able to swim, it would likely have drowned had the man not stopped to remove the barnacles before releasing ...

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, ...

With a search area thousands of miles in size, there is one thing going for any renewed effort, at least from a barnacle point of view. The ocean temperatures in the Indian Ocean can change ...