A group of pelagic gooseneck barnacles (Lepas anatifera) on the shore of Morrow Bay, California, USA

by marlin harms

Barnacle Track Star

my submission for April 2022′s Character Design Challenge: Animal Olympics

mostly was thinking about these because making an oc based off them and also because of the things known as barnacles in half life, but animal rec for today: pelagic gooseneck barnacles and barnacle geese. pelagic gooseneck barnacles color scheme is genuinely so appealing. it's cream, dark brown, mahogany (cilia), and gold, what more could you want? barnacle geese are just nice geese, but come to mind because of the old barnacle goose myth connecting them to goose barnacles. you probably already know it, though! ^_^

oh whoa! i dont know too much about barnacles, this is wild to me.

apparently the myth is that the geese emerged fully formed from barnacles. kind of obsessed. in ye olde days i probably wouldve also looked at the geese and been like this sprouted off a barnacle cluster.

Another present from the storm: a Giant Kelp (Macrocystis) fragment with newly settled PELAGIC GOOSENECK BARNACLES!

My first time seeing this type of barnacle so it was very exciting.

Another WIP based off my artist in residence experience with OOI! Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacles! Two more layers to go with this one... . . . . #printmaking #reliefprinting #linocut #reductionprint #artstagram #artoftheday #artistsoninstagram #artstudent #printmaker #handschy #archesbfk #ooi #gooseneckbarnacles #biofouling https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIdRo8H-Gb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tl1fznplwenc

Another print finished for this series! These are Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacles... @osuooi 's buoys get absolutely covered in them. I'm pretty sure the scientists were baffled by my fascination with these creatures. 😅 . . . . #printmaking #reliefprinting #linocut #colorreduction #linoleumprint #printmaker #artstagram #artoftheday #artistsoninstagram #printstagram #ocean #buoy #barnacle #ooi https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq51W5YnOCi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=512h5qfmh0zq