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

(contracted; show full)ot;gestation" may be incorrect depending upon how barnacles reproduce and disperse).  However, it is known that they are attached very firmly and permanently, as evidenced by their continued attachment after death. In the Half-Life 2 series, the Barnacle has a "second mouth" that it uses to eat and when killed, the mouth hangs out from its actual body that can be seen at all times.

== Behavior ==
Barnacles are relatively simple creatures. They do not appear to possess any [[sensory organs]]
 (beyond the tongue's sensitivity to touch) or any degree of [[intelligence]] - instead of actively hunting prey, they feed by reacting to external [[stimulus (physiology)|stimulus]], in the form of animals which come into contact with the barnacles' [[tongue]]. Although the creatures do not demonstrate any intelligence in hunting, they possess an uncanny ability to attach themselves to ceilings overlooking thoroughfares frequented by potential prey, although some do seem to hide in corners far away from routes used by prey. Similarly to real [(contracted; show full){{Half-Life enemies}}

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[[ru:Барнакл]]