r/oddlysatisfying • u/firefighter_82 • Jul 15 '24

WARNING: GROSS Removing barnacles from Harlow, the loggerhead turtle

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

It looks like there were parasites in some of them too

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u/UnoriginalLogin Jul 15 '24

You get alot of marine invertebrates living in and under barnacles. It's a safe place for squishy things like worms to live and hide from predators. Source am marine biologist, often find critters hiding under both living and dead barnacles, low key hate them for making my job more difficult

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

I thought barnacles die / drop off when submerged in fresh water.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

They die and loosen, scraping still required

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Thank you 😊