If an enemy you were previously safe from turned up in your neighborhood, what would you do? That's a problem currently being faced by barnacles in northern Mexico, which are growing sideways to ...

Highly specialized coronulid barnacles may be able to identify and attach to the fins of quick-swimming dolphins, locating areas suited for finding food and developing larvae, according to a study ...

Oversized penises are not always enough to let immobile crustaceans mate. You have full access to this article via your institution. It can be hard to find a sexual partner when you are glued to a ...

The Green family in Wales was walking along the beach when they discovered a piece of ocean debris covered in gooseneck barnacles. The barnacles are a delicacy in Spain and Portugal and can demand ...

For barnacles, which are stuck in one place, sex can be tricky. The shelled sea creatures have been known to use extra-long penises to fertilize their nearest neighbors. Now researchers have ...

Highly specialized coronulid barnacles may be able to identify and attach to the fins of quick-swimming dolphins, locating areas suited for finding food and developing larvae, according to a study ...