Barnacles were Named after Geese

If you are familiar with boats, you are probably familiar with barnacles. These tiny crustaceans can grow until the surface they are covering is almost undetectable. They can form on the hulls of ships, as well as on rocks and just about anything else in the water. There are numerous species, some of which can even be eaten.

There is a bird in Europe called as the barnacle goose that resembles a Canada geese somewhat and bears the name not at all coincidentally.

Contrary to popular belief, the geese were not named after the crustaceans. Because people once believed that barnacles were where the geese came from, barnacles were given the moniker "geese." They were little goslings. Oh, right.

The geese are gray, white, and black in color. A small gray and black foot that resembled the goose's neck was used to attach barnacles to wood and other floating trash. That was all that was required. This dates back to the eleventh century.