The Roopnagar Barnacle is the second instance when this species has been recorded in South Asia after three specimens were ...

Scanning electron micrograph of a filter feeding appendage (cirri) from a goose barnacle (Lepas). Goose barnacles are non-motile crustaceans that live in the sea attached to rocks and floating objects ...

A team of researchers examined the foraging behavior of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia, Finland. In this region, geese feeding on agricultural fields cause large economic damage to farms.

In Finland, barnacle geese are responsible for most of the agricultural damage caused by protected species, and the Finnish government pays annually up to €4 million in compensation to farmers.

READ MORE: {{title}} According to the Wildlife Trusts, barnacles are a type of crustacean, related to crabs and lobsters. Goose barnacles filter feed on plankton and detritus, capturing it from ...

In 2022, a roll of barnacles of similar size appeared on a beach in Gwynedd, in the northwest of Wales, and was said to be worth a whopping £4,000. Goose barnacles live attached to various ...