Mermaid Minute #6: Barnacles (Watch Video)
In this new series on Scubaverse.com we are sharing Linden Wolbert’s video series ‘Mermaid Minute’.
The “Mermaid Minute” is an ocean educational web series for children. Each action-packed episode explores one subject, creature or habitat about our oceans for 60 seconds.
Professional Mermaid Linden Wolbert is a real mermaid whose passion is educating children about the wonders of our oceans, swimming safety and ocean conservation as well as exploration and inspiring our world’s youngest ocean ambassadors.
This is Episode #6 of the Mermaid Minute, the only ocean education web series hosted by a mermaid!
Barnacles are small, shelled creatures called CRUSTACEANS. They’re related to crabs, lobster and shrimp. As babies, barnacles are larvae that resemble their crustacean relatives. But then as adults, they stick themselves on to hard surfaces like rocks, boats, or even a whale! They create a protective cone around them made out of calcium. That’s the same thing your bones, teeth and coral reefs are made of! Barnacles’ feathery little legs filter the water for food like tiny nets. They eat plankton and other small organisms that float by their home. Barnacles can spend up to half of their lives OUTSIDE of the water! Like in a tide pool, where the tide rises and falls. Gooseneck barnacles are considered a delicacy in certain parts of the world, and are actually harvested for FOOD! The do sort of look like geese! And that’s a BARNACLE in a Mermaid Minute! I’m Mermaid Linden, and I’ll see you next time, my little Sea Fans!!
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