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[[Image:HalfLife2 Barnacle.jpg|thumb|175px|A barnacle, as seen in ''[[Half-Life 2]]''.]]

A '''barnacle''' is a fictional [[extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien]] species found in the ''[[Half-Life]]'' and ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' [[computer game]] series created by [[Valve Software]].

(contracted; show full)r 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 around the target tight enough to break bones and kill it. This is based on the observation that birds as well as Resistance or [[Combine (Half-Life 2)|Combine]] troops die before they even reach the main body, merely by virtue of being caught. It should also be noted that [[Gordon Freeman]] is unaffected by the tongue's crushing attempts, probably due to his 
HEV suit[[Gordon Freeman#H.E.V. suit|H.E.V. suit]].

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