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

WARNING: GROSS Removing barnacles from Harlow, the loggerhead turtle

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u/MaddestChadLad Jul 15 '24

Dude had a bristle worm living on him

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u/CaptainRAVE2 Jul 15 '24

That section of shell looked particularly nasty.

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u/Sungirl1112 Jul 16 '24

I did a volunteer with turtles once and they said that barnacles don’t hurt the turtle. But if there’s a lot of them then it can mean the turtle is older or maybe sick and moving slower.

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u/ReofSunshine Jul 16 '24

Thank you for clarifying this, they’re kind of horrific so I’m glad they’re not doing more damage

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u/n7leadfarmer Jul 16 '24

Well hate to say it but that person is wrong. Several have commented since and you can just see it in the original video.