One such is the barnacle. Long considered a nuisance by mariners and beachgoers, barnacles are never considered food in the U.S., yet in Spain and Portugal, they form a popular working-class foodstuff ...

Rick Steves spent years traveling in Europe, and he recommends that you try this delicious seafood delicacy that has become a ...

Barnacles aren’t exactly renowned for their athleticism, staying glued in place for much of their lives. But turtle-riding barnacles are fidgety travelers. Barnacles start life as free-swimming larvae ...

These barnacle legs look like a brush that might be used by a chimney sweep. Often attached to ships, barnacles use their hairy legs to comb through the water to collect organisms, mostly microscopic ...

Fishermen on the coast of Portugal risk their lives to catch barnacles on rocky shores. These barnacles, known as Lucifer's fingers, are a type of crustacean that is considered a delicacy in Europe.

Almost by definition, barnacles are immobile: these crustaceans cluster on surfaces such as whale heads, sea turtle shells, coastal rocks, and ship hulls. Once barnacle larvae mature, they travel on ...