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A '''Thargoid Barnacle''' is an organic [[Thargoid]] structure that extracts resources from a planet and converts them into [[Meta-Alloys]], a key component in Thargoid ships and technologies.<ref name="GC1">[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian Codex 1/28 : Thargoid Log – Barnacle Seeding]</ref> The main structure consists of an organic growth with a central, ribbed peak surrounded by [[Thargoid Barnacle Barb]]s. The first Barnacles were documented in the [[Pleiades Nebula]] and [[California Nebula]] in 3302, and additional sites were discovered in the [[Witch Head Nebula]] in 3305 and the [[Coalsack Nebula]] in 3306.

After September 26, 3303, CMDRs began discovering much larger clusters of Alien Structures aka "Barnacles". These clusters had grown into a roughly octagonal shape, with crystal-like formations erupting from the ground and linking them together. It is possible that these large clusters are the precursors of future [[Thargoid Surface Site]]s. It's also called a Barnacle Forest due to the large scale.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/355713-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-10-The-Canonn?p=5952184&viewfull=1#post5952184 Frontier Forums: Alien archeology and other mysteries Thread 10 The Canonn?]</ref>

Thargoid Barnacles have thus far been entirely unresponsive to all attempts at communication as well as attacks, and they are also impervious to damage. Ships and SRVs cannot directly target them, and they do not appear on scanners.

When nearby, a strange sound can be heard coming from it, which sounds similar to an [[Unknown Artefact|Unknown Artefacts]], but rather sounds more like an animal noise.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8CW2U5IJGc Elite dangerous: Barnacles sound]</ref>

[[Ram Tah]] decrypted ancient [[Guardian]] logs that indicated Thargoid Barnacles were designed to extract resources from a planet and transform them into [[Meta-Alloys]] for use in the production of Thargoid ships and technologies. The Guardians surmised that for the Thargoids, seeding a planet with barnacles was an important process in preparing an area for occupation.<ref name="GC1"/> The Thargoids' seeding of a region of space that was later developed by the Guardians became the basis for the [[Guardian-Thargoid War]].

Following the escalation of the [[Second Thargoid War]] after the battle of [[HIP 22460]] and the subsequent arrival of the [[Thargoid Titan|Titans]], Thargoid forces began invading the bubble in late 3308. By mid-3309 (after facing stiff opposition from human forces and the newly reformed [[Aegis]]), Thargoid forces began entrenching themselves in systems featuring Ammonia worlds. Over time, small clusters of barnacle like structures began appearing on these planets.

By late 3309, many of these '[[Thargoid Barnacle Matrix|Matrix sites]]' had grown into vast Thargoid production sites, known as Spires. The purpose and function of these growths have not yet been determined.

| First ever Barnacle discovered on Jan. 15, 3302 by CMDR Octo86.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5698e0529657ba4b5ba11205 GalNet: Alien 'Barnacles' Discovered in the Pleiades] </ref><br />Exhausted

| Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2

|data-row-id="Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 (2)"| Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2

|data-row-id="Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 (3)"| Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2

| Pleiades Sector OI-T c3-7

| First sighting of Thargoid Interceptor interaction on Jun. 2, 3303 by CMDR Mobiusetti.<br />Exhausted

| California Sector DL-Y d4

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| First Barnacle in the California Nebula discovered in June 3302 by CMDR Wooblytickle.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/57555e7a9657ba916d671d92 GalNet: Freelance Report: Fresh Fruit Meets Bitter Harvest]</ref><br/>Multiple sites in system.

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| Musca Dark Region PJ-P b6-1

| First Barnacle in the Coalsack Nebula discovered in October 3306. Multiple sites in system.

|data-row-id="Evangelis"| Evangelis

alias Witch Head Sector GW-W c1-4

| 14 sites on planet A 4

|data-row-id="Wellington"| Wellington

alias Witch Head Sector LC-V c2-10

|data-row-id="Onoros"| Onoros

alias Witch Head Sector FB-X c1-11

|data-row-id="Shenve"| Shenve

alias Witch Head Sector DL-Y d17

|data-row-id="Lembass"| Lembass

alias Witch Head Sector HW-W c1-7

| rowspan="2" | Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2

| 41 sites in system<br/>Exhausted

| Pleiades Sector PN-T b3-0

| 5 sites on planet C 2

|data-row-id="California Sector DL-Y d4 (2)"|C 3

|data-row-id="California Sector DL-Y d4 (3)"|C 4

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|7 sites on planet B 1

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| <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Expand (2 sites)"  data-collapsetext="Collapse"><br/>

1: 76.23, -78.35<br/>

2: 55.30, -85.63

| 2 sites on planet 2 A

*The existence of Barnacles was first hinted at during a trailer for ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' released on December 15th 2015.<ref>[https://youtu.be/VKWIJ-H-WxI?t=1m Elite Dangerous: Horizons Launch Trailer]</ref>

File:Elite Dangerous - Mega Barnacle Site Found

File:Elite Dangerous Odyssey - Thargoid Barnacle Forest

Alien-Structure-Barnacle.png|A Thargoid Barnacle

Alien-Structure-Barnacle-SRV-Anaconda.png|An SRV examining a Thargoid Barnacle

Barnacle-Forest-Pleiades-Sector-PN-T-b3-0.png|Barnacle Forest in Pleiades Sector PN-T b3-0