The tough-to-recognize creature was identified as an endangered loggerhead sea turtle, and it even had barnacles stuck to its ...

Many marine organisms use camouflage or mimicry to survive. Barnacles, which are a type of crab, are often mistaken for mollusks. Sea squirts, which are invertebrates, are part of the same phylum ...

This loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore in Texas covered in layer of encrustation, including barnacles in its mouth, experts discovered. Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research photo It’s common ...

The tough-to-recognize creature was identified as an endangered loggerhead sea turtle, and it even had barnacles stuck to its tongue, according to the Galveston-based Gulf Center for Sea Turtle ...