Thursday, June 5, 2014

Miniature gooseneck barnacles

A quick walk down to the point at Strands where all the beached kelp seems to pool, I found a clump with these little white geometric creatures on them. I am amazed at the number of nursery creatures we discover on the kelp here.   


Looking closer I could tell they were gooseneck barnacles because of their "neck" or stalk. These are talked about in Pagoo.


Look closely, you can actually see its feathery "feeders" going in and out of its shell. 



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