Some mussels and barnacles in Cornwall, for no reason other than #MeerMittwoch
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@Nickiquote my favourite barnacle fact is the genus Sacculina is parasitic on crabs. So the way it works is the barnacles latch on to a male crab and eat his testicles. Then another male crab goes "Phwoar, look at the lack of testicles on that obviously female crab!", horny crabs apparently not being very discerning in their choice of mate, tries to shag him, picks up some barnacles himself and has his own testicles eaten, rinse and repeat
Barnacles are a bit weird aren’t they. I had a science book as a kid which had a picture of barnacles having sex. It was a bit like the picture below, if a bit more detailed.
Did you know, barnacles have the largest penis relative to body size of any animal in the world, growing up to eight times the length of their own body? #MeerMittwoch