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canetoad

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5. He absolutely hated barnacles!

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:36 PM

Feb 2026

I'm not that fond of them myself when I need to walk over them.

Why Darwin Hated The Simple Barnacle

One of the issues that Darwin had was trying to figure out the classification of the simple barnacle. According to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Barnacles exist almost everywhere in the ocean, and they certainly are no secret when it comes to what they are and what they do.

The problem was it was difficult to classify the barnacle because they seem to exist somewhere between a mollusk and a crustacean.

https://greatergood.com/blogs/news/why-darwin-hated-barnacles

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WOW--Charles Darwin was at times so disenchanted with other people, himself, life, the world itself. . . [View all] Stargleamer Feb 2026 OP

I just found my kindred spirit. RandySF Feb 2026 #1

A brilliant scientist who truly understood life at multiple levels. Intractable Feb 2026 #2

He is a monumental figure to all of us science-loving types! It's hard to see him as flawed/human. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2026 #3

Charles Darwin is my Spirt Animal. FalloutShelter Feb 2026 #4

He absolutely hated barnacles! canetoad Feb 2026 #5

I like barnacles and pretty much anything that doesn't infest me or my house. thought crime Feb 2026 #21

Sheepsheads like barnacles and I trust their judgement! dameatball Feb 2026 #24

I wonder if he ever tried a chili dog with cole slaw Mysterian Feb 2026 #6

Interesting. If you go further down the Bluesky account you cite, there is a reference to the origin of those quotes. xocetaceans Feb 2026 #7

Great quote: calimary Feb 2026 #14

Nice choice of an excerpt! That whole archive might yield many such interesting turns of phrase in service of sentiment. xocetaceans Feb 2026 #22

In short, Darwin had just about enough of HMS Beagle. paleotn Feb 2026 #17

i read a book a long time ago mopinko Feb 2026 #8

Well, I certainly have days like that... hlthe2b Feb 2026 #9

I have failed to realize that UpInArms Feb 2026 #10

I am torn between thinking this is funny, incredibly meaningful, or very sad. senseandsensibility Feb 2026 #11

Ditto. And so well said. I would not have been able to express KPN Feb 2026 #13

That's kind of you to say. senseandsensibility Feb 2026 #16

He really realized how stupid people actually are. twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #12

As George Carlin said, you take the average guy, you must realise that half the world is stupider than him. Swede Feb 2026 #19

Many of those below the bar feel they are smart. That adds to the drama. twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #23

Not to worry, Charles We have the movie "Melania" chouchou Feb 2026 #15

The world is too much with us; late and soon, Swede Feb 2026 #18

Charles Darwin held deep scientific contempt for Louis Agassiz, and Agassiz hated Darwin Brother Buzz Feb 2026 #20