barnacle

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A Ram truck with a yellow barnacle on its windshield, a handful of mopeds under rain covers, and a lot of empty parking spaces.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2025

In the UK, rising sea temperatures are having an impact, with a number of creatures having vanished completely from coastal locations - some barnacle species, for example.

From BBC • May 7, 2024

At first, Figgener and the other scientists onboard speculated that the object could be a barnacle or a tube worm.

From National Geographic • Dec. 12, 2023

Researchers wanted to know how this barnacle species might adapt their defences in response to tropicalisation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

As he says it, I can feel every barnacle.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman