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| Keywords: Sea fables explained (14966850654).jpg BARNACLE GEESE GOOSE BARNACLES <br> 115 <br> It is not an uncommon occurrence for a large plank <br> entirely covered with these necked barnacles to be found <br> floating at sea and brought ashore for exhibition at some <br> watering-place ; and I have more than once sent portions <br> of such planks to the Aquaria at Brighton and the Crystal <br> Palace <br> It is most interesting to watch a dense mass of living <br> cirripedes so closely packed together that not a speck of <br> FIG - Z I'EnuxcuLATED BARNACLES Lepas aiiatifera <br> the surface of the wood is left uncovered by them ; their <br> fleshy stalks overhanging each other and often attached <br> in clusters to those of some larger individuals ; their <br> plumose casting-nets ever gathering in the food that <br> comes within their reach and carrying towards the mouth <br> any solid particles suitable for their sustenance How <br> much of insoluble matter barnacles will eliminate from <br> the water is shown by the rapidity with which they <br> will render turbid sea water clear and transparent The <br> I 2 10985721 41337 10456 Page 115 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/10985721 1883 10 5962/bhl title 10456 International Fisheries Exhibition; Lee Henry NameFound Barnacles NameConfirmed Barnacles NameBankID 5033555 NameFound Lepas NameConfirmed Lepas EOLID 10953572 NameBankID 2702230 Biodiversity Heritage Library Sea fables explained Folklore Ocean Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 10985721 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/10985721 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween smithsonian libraries bhlmonstersrreal halloween Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-10-21 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/14966850654 2015-08-25 16 55 18 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Sea fables explained Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script | ||||
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