Are barnacles crustaceans?
A. Yes, barnacles are crustaceans. They belong to the Class Cirripedia, the only sessile group of the crustaceans. BACK TO ARTHROPODA INDEX OR ANSWER FILE Barnacle structure and food – Received from Brittany in Mill Bay, B.C. Q: What does it look like inside a barnacle? What do barnacles eat? A: When you are walking along the beach at low tide, and see some barnacles on the rocks, they look like nothing more than white bumps at first. A closer look will show you that they look like tiny white “volcanoes” that have their tops sealed (dead barnacles are hollow inside). If you are lucky enough to see some barnacles in a tide pool, and observe them closely, you’ll see a tiny fan-like projection coming out of the barnacle, and waving back and forth.The actual barnacle animal lives inside the volcano-like shell that it made for itself. Barnacles are very closely related to crabs and shrimp, believe it or not! The barnacle has a segmented, jointed body, just like a crab. It is cemented to the
