Show Barn barnacle acles while there are various species of barnacle the common goose barnacle attaches itself to floating timbers the bottoms of ships etc so stat it Is necessary for ocean vessels especially wooden ships to go into drydock at regular intervals to have these barnacles barnacled barn acles removed the barnacle Is a sli shellfish or crustacean rela related teI to the crab and shrimp it develops a long muscular stalk by which to attach itself to smooth surfaces special paints are employed to protect ships bottoms against them or they would be entirely covered with barnacle |