Starfish in military history. Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name "HMS Starfish": an A-class destroyer launched in 1894; an R-class destroyer launched in 1916; and an S-class submarine launched in 1933 and lost in 1940. In the World War II, Starfish sites were large-scale night-time decoys created during The Blitz to simulate burning British cities. Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States on 9 July 1962. Starfish Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are
Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse The Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse ("Heteromys spectabilis") is a species of heteromyid rodent endemic to Mexico. The specific name "spectabilis" means "striking", and refers to the animal's relatively bright coloration. It was formerly placed in the genus "Liomys", which is now recognized to be paraphyletic and has been subsumed into "Heteromys". The Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse is a relatively large member of its genus, measuring in head-body length, with a tail about the same length again. Adult males weigh about on average, while females are significantly smaller, weighing on average. The fur is reddish brown over