Settling into summer

 

 

A nice trio of barnacle species on a mussel shell: 

- two Thatched Barnacles (Semibalanus cariosus), the ones with the ribbed look, at the bottom and upper left

- two Acorn Barnacles (Balanus glandula), the ones with the smoother look (center and upper right)

- seven Little Brown Barnacles (Chthamalus dalli), the smaller ones with a brownish gray coloration, four at the upper left, one between the upper two whiter barnacles, and two on the right side. 

(There are also some very tiny barnacles growing on the other other barnacles, but I'm just pointing out the larger barnacles for now.)

It's been a good spring for settlement of juvenile barnacles.  Now we'll see what the summer brings!

Happy Summer Solstice!