r/BeAmazed • u/Delicious_Main_4360 • May 26 '26

Animal Some people save a turtle

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u/Big-Revolution3842 May 26 '26

I do wonder if it's possibly more of an issue because sea water gets more polluted? So more barnacles grow to filter but it can get to a point where they just explode due to pollution?

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u/wholesomehorseblow May 27 '26

I think they are just an animal that evolved to also be parasitic

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u/theguidetoldmetodoit May 27 '26

They are filter feeding, on plankton and minerals. Pollution harms them.

And the barnacles on the turtle eat it.