Celebrating the Humble Barnacle
Vases Vase: 9.25"h x 3.75"w (at bottom)/5"w (at top) Vase: 7.5"h x 4w (at bottom)/4.5"w (at top) Vase: 8"h x 3.75"w (at bottom)/3.75"w (at top) Hand built stoneware clay, glaze, mother of pearl luster, 22k gold luster The barnacle is one of the oldest surviving creatures on earth and lives in oceans around the world. It is a small crustacean that attaches to the hard surfaces of rocks, sea walls, boats, debris, land structures, and other marine animals, such as sea turtles, sea snakes, lobster, crabs and whales. Because they are filtering organisms, they play an important role in the food chain. Barnacles are suspension feeders, consuming plankton and dissolved detritus suspended in seawater and are therefore essential in cleansing that water for other organisms. They are also a food source for these animals. |
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