Gooseneck Barnacle
Gooseneck Barnacle
pollicipes polymerus
The Gooseneck Barnacle is a unique sea creature that clings tightly to rocks in the ocean. Its long, flexible stalk allows it to reach up for food while staying securely attached!
生息地: Coastal waters and rocky shorelines
外見
The Gooseneck Barnacle has a long, flexible, reddish-brown stalk, ending in a cluster of white, calcified plates. It often looks like a stony flower or a small, curved neck attached to rocks, with a distinctive dark 'goose neck' base, different from typical flat barnacles.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Maxillopoda目Pedunculata科Pollicipedidae属Pollicipes
カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Barnacles start life as tiny, free-swimming larvae before finding a spot to settle down!
Believe it or not, barnacles are closer relatives to crabs and lobsters than to clams!
Some people in coastal regions consider Gooseneck Barnacles a delicious seafood delicacy!
The glue a barnacle makes is one of the strongest natural adhesives known to science!
特殊能力
能力
Super Glue Feet
Gooseneck Barnacle can stick incredibly tightly to rocks because of a natural, super-strong cement it produces.
能力
Feathery Grabbers
Gooseneck Barnacle has feathery legs that help them sweep tiny food from passing water currents into their mouth.
能力
Flexible Neck
Gooseneck Barnacle has a rubbery stalk that helps them sway with strong ocean waves without breaking off.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 10 cm
- 体重
- 25 g
- 寿命
- 15 年
食性と食事
These barnacles filter tiny bits of food, like plankton, directly from the ocean water.
主な食物
- phytoplankton
- zooplankton
- detritus
採餌方法
- Filter Feeding
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
These sea stars use their suction cups to pull barnacles off rocks.
eaten by
Frilled Dogwinkle
Nucella lamellosa
This snail can drill into the barnacle's shell to eat the soft tissues.
eaten by
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
These birds use their strong beaks to pry Gooseneck Barnacles off rocks.
特徴
別名
Pollicipes
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Gooseneck Barnacleの長さは何ですか？
10 cm
Gooseneck Barnacleの体重は何ですか？
25 g
Gooseneck Barnacleの寿命は何ですか？
15 年
Gooseneck Barnacleは何を食べますか？
These barnacles filter tiny bits of food, like plankton, directly from the ocean water.
Gooseneck Barnacleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Coastal waters and rocky shorelines
Gooseneck Barnacleはどのように狩りをしますか？
Filter Feeding
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