In terms of population, the barnacle deserves some sort of award. They have been known to reach a rate of 2 billion per square mile of beach front. They are more famous, however, for attatching themselves to ships, the cost of this to the shipping industry is an easy 1 billion dollars a year due to their slowing down of fleets, wasted fuel, and cost per man hour of having people constantly scrape off Barnacles from thier boats.

At the same time, it has been the study of barnacles that has led to the discovery of the strongest water-proof glue known which is now used in securing caps and other dental -needs.