GRAY WHALE BARNACLE	( Cryptolepas rachianecti ), GRAY WHALE LICE	(Cyamus kessleri,	Cyamus ceti ). <br />
As I was reading up on the Gray whale, which appeared in my neighborhood under a rather<br />
sad circumstances, I came upon an interesting bits of information about two critters closely<br />
associated with the gentle giant. Since the chances that I could get a closer look at these<br />
while the whale is alive and well, I took the opportunity to take a second look at dead whale<br />
and indeed I found what I was looking for. The Gray whale barnacle and the Gray whale lice<br />
which make the giant their exclusive home. I always thought that the barnacles I see on<br />
swimming whales in the wild are the ordinary ones, that grow on pilings and rocks. Not so.<br />
Whidbey Island. April 24, 2011