Oh, barnacles!!!

Big barnacles are causing headaches here in Florida.

Every boater knows that barnacles are a big pain.

Now the emphasis is on big. Mega barnacles have arrived in Florida. Some are large enough to make into a dice cup, a pencil holder or even a bud vase.

An ordinary barnacle in the Sunshine State doesn’t get much bigger than a dime or a nickel, but these foreign giants that hail from the Pacific Ocean are turning up from North Carolina to South Florida.

About Brandon Haught

Communications Director for Florida Citizens for Science.
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