Mary Bates, PhD

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How Do Barnacles Mate?

Photo: Mo Riza, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC-BY-2.0 license.It’s hard enough to find a mate when you’re able to get up and move around. But just imagine the difficulties the poor barnacle faces, permanently glued to an underwater rock or hull.See how barnacles seek out and get with mates in my latest Zoologic post: How Do Barnacles Mate?