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| − | A '''barnacle''' is an invertebrate arthropodic creature which is no longer than five centimeters long. Barnacles are known for their unusual method of finding food - they attach themselves to rocks, [[whale | whales]], or | + | A '''barnacle''' is an invertebrate arthropodic creature which is no longer than five centimeters long. Barnacles are known for their unusual method of finding food - they attach themselves to rocks, [[whale | whales]], or even ships, and stay there for the rest of their lives. They then strain out [[plankton]], catching the plankton with their legs. <ref>http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418/barnacles.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:46, November 14, 2007
A barnacle is an invertebrate arthropodic creature which is no longer than five centimeters long. Barnacles are known for their unusual method of finding food - they attach themselves to rocks, whales, or even ships, and stay there for the rest of their lives. They then strain out plankton, catching the plankton with their legs. [1]