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Lepas anserifera (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Lepadidae)
... that the
goose barnacle
Lepas anserifera
(pictured)
is found attached to
driftwood
,
flotsam
and even
whales
?
... that the extinct planthopper
Ordralfabetix
is named for a character from
The Adventures of Asterix
?
... that the
rove beetle
Diochus electrus
is the first definite member of the subfamily
Staphylininae
from the fossil record?
... that species in the fossil ant genus
Myrmeciites
are named for
Hercules
,
Goliath
, and
a river
?
... that
Euploea alcathoe
, the common crow butterfly, may pass through several generations in a year?
... that the
spiny lobster
Jasus caveorum
lives only on one of the
Foundation Seamounts
in the southern
Pacific Ocean
?