If the title doesn't drive the Google hits in then hopefully word of mouth will. Sheril has the low down on this iconographic video of our field, red hot barnacle sex. Keep in mind that barnacles as a percentage of body length may have the largest penis in nature.
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Thank you so much for posting this one....I was hoping to find it to show to a class I am teaching this semester. I didnt know the name. yeah deep-sea news!