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But a few weeks ago, the museum&#8217;s head of exhibits studied the correspondance between Darwin and his Danish colleague. <\/p>\n<p>Following a clue in a letter, the hunt began, and the barnacles were found. A barnacle is a creature related to crabs that has been crucial in the development of evolutionary theory.<\/p>\n<h2>From before &#8216;The Origin of Species&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Head of exhibits Hanne Strager had been looking for something special before a grand opening of an exhibit that will include a dinosaur in a few months time. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The relation between Steenstrup and Darwin is well known. They corresponded, and we know that Steenstrup lent out barnacles to Darwin. We had therefore a dream that we could find an object that Darwin had borrowed from Steenstrup, that had subsequently been returned. But we found something that was much better. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Darwin returned what he had borrowed &#8211;  plus a box with a further 77 selected species of barnacle to Steenstrup \u2013 as a gift of thanks. <\/p>\n<p>Steenstrup received the gift before the book the &#8216;Origin of Species&#8217;  was published and the significance of the little creature for the theory of evolution became apparent.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/snm.ku.dk\/SNMnyheder\/alle_nyheder\/2014\/2014.8\/dansk-museum-finder-unik-gave-fra-charles-darwin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Natural History story here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>miy@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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A barnacle is a creature related to crabs that has been crucial in the development of evolutionary theory.<\/p>\n<h2>From before &#8216;The Origin of Species&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Head of exhibits Hanne Strager had been looking for something special before a grand opening of an exhibit that will include a dinosaur in a few months time. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The relation between Steenstrup and Darwin is well known. They corresponded, and we know that Steenstrup lent out barnacles to Darwin. We had therefore a dream that we could find an object that Darwin had borrowed from Steenstrup, that had subsequently been returned. But we found something that was much better. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Darwin returned what he had borrowed &#8211;  plus a box with a further 77 selected species of barnacle to Steenstrup \u2013 as a gift of thanks. <\/p>\n<p>Steenstrup received the gift before the book the &#8216;Origin of Species&#8217;  was published and the significance of the little creature for the theory of evolution became apparent.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/snm.ku.dk\/SNMnyheder\/alle_nyheder\/2014\/2014.8\/dansk-museum-finder-unik-gave-fra-charles-darwin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Natural History story here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>miy@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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