tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post3132833546261240244..comments2024-03-28T04:48:45.646-07:00Comments on The Natural History of Bodega Head: What's on that olive?Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-13731853102498113302014-01-30T13:06:42.880-08:002014-01-30T13:06:42.880-08:00Interesting, Matt! I'm assuming your observat...Interesting, Matt! I'm assuming your observation was on a Purple Olive at Strawberry Hill? Fun to think through what would increase the likelihood of barnacles being able to grow on olive shells. Their shells are so smooth I had started to wonder if it would require some sort of nick in the shell where a barnacle cyprid could settle?Jackie Soneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-12063387679255194692014-01-30T10:46:45.189-08:002014-01-30T10:46:45.189-08:00I found one washed up at Strawberry Hill several y...I found one washed up at Strawberry Hill several years ago that had several barnacles that size. It didn't seem surprising at the time, since everything at SH ends up covered with barnacles... <br /><br />I can't confirm if they were there while it was still alive, but it's seems even harder to imagine that they would grow on a loose shell.<br /><br />I kept it for a while, and it might be buried somewhere in my collection still.<br /><br />-MattMatt Robarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848780070501343702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-7279812211388119802014-01-30T07:23:42.360-08:002014-01-30T07:23:42.360-08:00I've had a barnacle on my back for years and h...I've had a barnacle on my back for years and haven't noticed a single benefit.Claudianoreply@blogger.com