Gooseneck barnacles, exposed at low tide, adhere to a rock. The shell, or capitulum, of the gooseneck barnacle grows to be about two inches long. It is made up of small plates, which enclose its soft body. Inside the shell, the barnacle primarily consists of long segmented legs, intestines and stomach.
Species: Gooseneck barnacle, Pollicipes polymerus
Location: Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
Image ID: 13798
Children's Pool lifeguard tower and sea wall with tourists, Torrey Pines golf course and Black's Beach in the distance.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20274
Cobblestones fall to the sand beach from the sandstone cliffs in which they are embedded.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 21774
Cobblestones fall to the sand beach from the sandstone cliffs in which they are embedded.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 21775