In case you didn’t read the comments in the last Barnacle Bouquet post GMG’s Paul Morrison gave us a little biology lesson-
Fun things I learned back in Coastal Ecology at UMass Amherst in 1977. Barnacles have the longest penis as measured by ratio of the size of the animal. Since they can’t move this likely comes in handy. “Howdy neighbor!”
They are also hermaphrodites but I had to look that up. The member size I did remember.
Barnacle Bouquet, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 
ENOUGH with this Penis stuff! No Mas!
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You have a problem with barnacle penis?
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I have enough problems with my own.
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so is it a compliment to say someone is hung like a barnacle?
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I’ll certainly look at barnicles in a new light – do they have cousins???
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Is that why I love barnacles so much? Seeing how I brought many shells home from Bass Rocks loaded with barnacles. Tomorrow when I get home from work, I’m going to take a picture of all my shells with barnacles and post them up on Flicke. Some of these shells are awesome.
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