Comments on: Little-known facts about the barnacle http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1620 We of course all understand it, being intellectuals. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:47:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Jann http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1620&cpage=1#comment-5577 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:21:10 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=1620#comment-5577 Reading this started me wondering whether barnacles have any useful qualities; I mean, of course, from a human point of view. We learned in fifth grade that they are a bad thing (now described as a “fouling organism”) when they cling to ships, and need to be removed.

Now I see that one type, called gooseneck barnacles, have an edible foot, are prized along the coasts of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, and are being farm raised in the state of Washington. For what it’s worth.

]]> By: francis s. http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1620&cpage=1#comment-5576 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:10:26 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=1620#comment-5576 A sister called Nora! Ha ha! Couldn’t resist a literary reference in there, eh, Mig?

]]> By: Bauke http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1620&cpage=1#comment-5575 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:27:12 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=1620#comment-5575 New fact: In Portugal Geesebarnacles are served as a snack, usually in early summer.

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