They have tentacles and taste great in pasta. What are the strange barnacles washing up on Australian beaches?
by Jordyn Beazley and Rafqa Touma from on (#6RXTE)
Bondi beach's newest residents may look strange to human eyes, but goose barnacles are a normal part of the natural marine environment
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Goose barnacles look as strange as their name, with a long, noodle-like stalk emerging from smooth white plates. The crustacean, also known as percebes, is also extremely expensive - in Europe, where it's enjoyed as a delicacy, a kilo might cost hundreds of dollars.
And this week, a bunch washed up at Horseshoe Bay, south of Adelaide.
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