Professor hears barnacle click at Washington Olympic Peninsula low tide
A professor in Washington state heard a barnacle make noise during a four-day trip to the Olympic Peninsula.
Unusual sound at rocky shore
The researcher encountered thousands of barnacles but had never imagined hearing one. At low tide near Tongue Point, the animal made a clickety-clack pop noise. This encounter happened while the professor was thinking about life in the intertidal zone.
Simple approach to nature
The experience shows that noticing animal behavior requires no laboratory or special expertise. It mostly involves learning how to let something ordinary become interesting again. The habit is to become still and allow movement in the visual field to pull attention.
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