He Was Strolling A Beach In Wales And Found A Sea Creature That Turned Out To Be An Incredible Treasure

Although it looks like a scene from a movie, it is not. A strange, alien-like figure has been spotted by a man walking his dog on a Welsh beach. Find: thousands of white shelled creatures clinging to a tree trunk That the tide stretched up to the sand.

Barnacle turns out to be a mysterious animal, a crustacean in the family of lobsters and crabs, which grows mainly on rocks. Since it lacks limbs, it is a filter feeder and remains grounded and immobile throughout its adult life.

Barnacles are not attractive at first glance. In fact, being bisexual, once they find a surface to stick to, they reproduce quickly and produce amazing colonies out of them, like the young man struck in Wales.

as stated The Daily Star, the young man in question, Dave McGirr, was on holiday in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, when he came across thousands of such animals. picture of A tree trunk more than six meters tall is completely covered with these animals This surprised him in such a way that like a good photographer he started capturing the moment from different angles.

However, the real blow would come later for McGuire. Once home, he sat down to research the internet about his discovery and found A kilo of this animal can cost a little over $80., The young man looked at the neck of the goose, a true delicacy in the world of gastronomy.

“I learned they are gooseneck barnacles, described as strange ‘alien-like’ sea creatures”the photographer said, according to the English media, and then added that he had also read that they were considered a true culinary delicacy.

Shortly afterwards, Dave moved to Snowdonia. At the time, he posted the pictures on his Facebook profile purely out of journalistic interest.

barnacles, especially rare species, They are a coveted delicacy in countries such as Spain and Portugal, where a kilo of these animals can cost from $100 to $350., They are often compared to lobsters and are easy to mistake for clams, except for the tiny jelly arm with which they grip rocks.

To some people, that little jelly arm is like a tentacle, which is why the barnacle Sometimes they are confused with octopuses, So much so, that its presence generates disapproval in many people. They are not attractive in appearance, although their taste says quite the opposite.

However, the barnacles’ need to survive leads them to cling to any surface where they can settle and feed by filtering through. It is common to see these animals on the whale’s body, The type of crustacean attached is usually round and white in color.

In the case of turtles, the barn may completely invade it., In social networks, videos of people who are dedicated to “freeing” the shell of these animals from crustaceans are circulating. Sometimes crustaceans stick to the mouths of turtles, which makes it impossible for them to eat and leads to starvation.