Found this washed up on the beach - I think it is the cirri of a barnacle - the modified feet they u
Found this washed up on the beach - I think it is the cirri of a barnacle - the modified feet they use in filter feeding.Like many other arthropods, adult barnacles continue to grow, sheding their skin periodically. So this is probably a bit of cast-off skin. -- source link
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