elizabethbeston

I think this is so cool! This is the exuvia (moulted exoskeleton) of a barnacle in the cyprid stage (this stage is between the nauplius and the settling stages).

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Nov 22, 2022 at 7:10amWeb
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@elizabethbeston I'm an English teacher, not a biologist, but seeing toots like yours reminds me that WB Yeats once said that nature is full of miracles just waiting for us to slow down and take notice.
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@Mellow4Ever that’s made my day! Thank you