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[[Image:HalfLife Barnacle.jpg|thumb|300px|A barnacle, as seen in ''[[Half-Life]]'' ('''left''') and ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' ('''right''').]]

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In the original ''[[Half-Life]]'', humans become immobilised when caught by barnacles - although they struggle when wrapped in the creatures' tongues, captured humans appear to be incapable of fighting against the barnacle when they reach the mouth, even though they are clearly still alive. It is possible to save a [[non-player character|NPC]] from a barnacle by killing it before he or she is consumed. The NPC will then simply drop, unharmed.
 If the invincibility cheat is used, you may be lifted into  a barnacles mouth and see the inside, to escape, simply use the crowbar and attack from inside.

In ''Half-Life 2'', barnacles take a few moments to differentiate between edible and inedible material. Consequently, objects such as tires, barrels or pieces of wood can be used to "distract" a barnacle and allow a player to easily slip past it. In a similar fashion, by setting alight an explosive barrel at the right moment, a player can kill a barnacle attempting to eat it (or even several closely-placed barnacles). It also seems that the Barnacle tries to wrap its tongue a(contracted; show full){{Half-Life enemies}}

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