The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths are a family of insects. They occur in North America and the New World tropics. The larvae are called puss caterpillars, and with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls. They have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may cause headache, nausea, and shock-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of Megalopyge opercularis.
Cornu aspersum, known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail. As such it is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most commonly familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known. In English texts it was classified under the name Helix aspersa for over two centuries, but the prevailing classification now places it in the genus Cornu.
Heliciculture, also known as heliculture, commonly known as snail farming, is the process of raising land snails specifically for human use, either to use their flesh as edible escargot or, more recently, to obtain snail slime for use in cosmetics and snail eggs for human consumption as a type of caviar.
Chromodoris aspersa is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Ascidiella aspersa is a species of solitary sea squirts native to the northeastern Atlantic, from the Mediterranean Sea to Norway. They possess oval bodies up to 50 to 130 mm in length. Their branchial siphons are conical and positioned at the top of the body. They possess six to eight lobes. The atrial siphons are located at the upper third of the side of the body and possess six lobes. The body is covered by a firm transparent test that is greyish to brown in color. The test often snag detritus that remain loosely attached to the animal. When expanded, at most 40 tentacles can be observed on the inside surface of the branchial wall. Both the openings of the branchial and atrial siphons possess lighter colored ridges on their rims. They may also be frilled at times. A. aspersa are attached to the substrates by the left side of their bodies. They can be found in dense groups of unfused individuals on hard surfaces like rocks. at depths of up to 90 m (300 ft).
Mesoscia is a genus of moth in the family Megalopygidae.
Okenia aspersa is a species of sea slug, a Dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.
Mesoscia anguilinea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1912.
Mesoscia dyari is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.
Mesoscia lorna is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.
Mesoscia terminata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana.
Mesoscia pascora is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1900. It is found in Brazil.
Mesoscia dumilla is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913.
Mesoscia eriophora is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Sepp in 1848.
Mesoscia guttifascia is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Mesoscia itatiayae is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Hopp in 1927. It is found in Brazil.
Mesoscia latifera is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869.
Mesoscia procera is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Hopp in 1930. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).
Mesoscia pusilla is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782.
Mesoscia unifascia is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1923.
