Barnacles are crustaceans( a type of arthropods)
commensalism
Yes, "as rough as the barnacles" is a simile. It compares the roughness of something to the rough texture of barnacles using the word "as."
Barnacles are shellfish that cling to rocks or ships hulls.
Barnacles live only in salt water.
There are more than 1,000 different species of barnacles.
Barnacles protect themselves by sticking to something sturdy.
You can remove dried barnacles from a fiberglass boat using a stainless steel scrubber or a pressure washer for large barnacles.
The things that eat acorn barnacles are whelks which arte sea snails, mussels and some starfish all eat of feed on barnacles
Barnacles can attach themselves to various watercraft including kayaks.
Barnacles belong to the phylum Arthropoda and the order Sessilia.
An example of commensalism is the relationship between barnacles and Humpback whales. The barnacles cling on too the whale and are carried to rich feeding grounds (So the barnacles benefit)and the whales are not affected by the barnacles.