Of the more than 1,400 species of barnacles found in the world’s waterways, the most common ones are called “acorn barnacles.” As anyone who’s ever maintained a vessel knows, removing barnacles requires some elbow grease (or a pressure washer). That’s why some boaters call them by their slang name: “crusty foulers.”
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