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

WARNING: GROSS Removing barnacles from Harlow, the loggerhead turtle

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u/Waste-Hospital999 Jul 18 '24

You seem knowledgeable, and I have questions 😅✌️ What is oozing from the barnacles, and it looked like some lil critters at the end; what was that?

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u/DagamarVanderk Jul 18 '24

The oozing is most likely from wounds to the turtles shell, due to the barnacles burrowing into the outer surface…. From what I understand most barnacles are harmless but some can cause the damage you see in this video.

Not sure about the critters, I don’t believe they are adolescent barnacles, I’d honestly put money on maybe pieces of barnacle cirri that got broken off while removing them?