Big, bad barnacles besiege boats: A Pacific variety has invaded Florida waters with a vengeance. Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) | November 28, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Orlando Sentinel. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

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Nov. 28--Every boater knows that barnacles are a big pain. Now the emphasis is on big. Mega barnacles have arrived in Florida. Some are large enough to make into a dice cup, a pencil holder or even a bud vase. An ordinary barnacle in the Sunshine State doesn't get much bigger than a dime or a nickel, but these foreign giants that hail from the Pacific Ocean are turning up from North Carolina to South Florida. "Those Pacific barnacles are growing all over the place," said Tom Clements, a commercial diver from St. Augustine who ...

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