A beachcomber stumbled upon an unusual find during a weekend stroll. Chevaun Hands captured an image of the peculiar 'roll' of seaweed and shells, in Blackpool, turning to Facebook for assistance ...

Eagle-eyed locals revealed the strange mass was a cluster of goose barnacles. University of South Australia marine ecologist Dr Zoe Doubleday said there are two types of barnacles, the 'acorn ...

A number of people on the platform said the shells appeared to be gooseneck barnacles, a rare species served up as a delicacy in countries like Spain and Portugal, as per Manchester Evening News.

A team of researchers examined the foraging behavior of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia ... normal crop fields where no goose management took place, accommodation fields, and repelling fields.

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 from the University of Turku and the Natural Resources Institute Finland has examined the foraging behavior of barnacle geese ... fields where no goose management took ...