In a message dated 12/01/04 05:02:00 GMT Standard Time,
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> But what are we to make of Gerard, the English herbalist, writing
> that he had with his own eyes seen young geese hatched out of the
> barnacles on driftwood?
>
> Yes, I saw that recently on the Mediterranean coast and was amazed.  I could
> see at once what Gerard thought he saw as the heads/feet or whatever of the
> barnacles looked incredibly like miniature goose necks and heads.  So don't
> disbelieve what the oldsters said - just try to see through their eyes.
>
> Chris

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