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How do barnacles move?

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Barnacles don't move from place to place. Once they are attached, they stay where they are for their entire lives. The only movement you will see is the filter feeding cirri that go in and out of the barnacle.

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Members of the arthropod phylum use their body segments to move and help themselves with their feet.

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with their legs

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crabs move sideways

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How barnacles move?

Barnacles don't move from place to place. Once they are attached, they stay where they are for their entire lives. The only movement you will see is the filter feeding cirri that go in and out of the barnacle.


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