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Additional information was made on the gastro-vascular cavity of Antholoba achates and its associated snail Adelomelon brasiliana.

Bivalve contribution to shallow sandy bottom food web off mar del plata (Argentina): inference from stomach contents and stable isotope analysis

Thus in referring to agate he repeats the statement made by Marbodus to the effect that the agate (achates) carried on the person rendered the bearer amiable, eloquent and powerful, and he explains the story of Aeneas having a faithful companion named Achates by supposing that he carried with him an agate stone whereby he acquired the love of many people and was rescued from many dangers.

Medieval mineralogy

Anna then plays the role that Achates had earlier played with Aeneas, attempting to talk some sense into the deluded Queen.

Marlowe's Travesty of Virgil: Dido and Elizabethan Dreams of Empire

Plotting to abandon Carthage, he allows Achates, his fellow European, to disparage Dido as a "ticing Dame" in the scene that comes closely after he has made love to Dido and promised "Never to leave these new-upreared walls / Whiles Dido lives and rules in Juno's town" (4.3.31; 3.4.49-50).

Marlow(e)'s Africa: postcolonial queenship in Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Marlowe's Dido, Queen of Carthage

Effective biological control agents, like Agapeta zoegana (Lepidoptera: Cochylidae) and Cyphocleonus achates (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) that cause reductions in spotted knapweed biomass (Story et al., 2000, 2006) may also aid in the restoring of native plant diversity within the Grand Sable Dunes.

Comparative analysis of plant and ground dwelling arthropod communities in lacustrine dune areas with and without Centaurea biebersteinii (Asteraceae)

Agates have been prized since ancient times and were actually named by the Ancient Greeks after the river Achates where they were first found.

Brooch the subject of semi-precious stones

Achates, which means 'faithful companion' in Greek mythology began laying smoke to protect the convoy but was pounded by gunfire from the Hipper.

Town to mark anniversary of ship's sinking

Several organisations are planning tributes to HMS Achates, which established close ties with the people of Halesowen during the 1939-45 war years as it braved the dangerous Arctic naval missions of World War II.

TOWN'S TRIBUTES TO ITS 'LOST' WWII SHIP; Brave... or barmy?

In Chile, only Stotz (1981) has compared different methods of anesthesia and staining, studying its effects on Anthothoe chilensis (Lesson, 1830), Antholoba achates (Drayton, 1846) and Phymactis papillosa (Lesson, 1830).

Protocolo de tincion para el estudio histologico de anemonas (Anthozoa: Actiniaria), con recomendaciones para la anestesia y fijacion de especimenes

Impacts of the biological control agent Cyphocleonus achates on spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa, in experimental plots.

Release and monitoring of Larinus minutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a biological control agent of spotted knapweed in Arkansas

According to Achates, a three-cylinder engine with opposed pistons can replace a six-cylinder engine.

A back-to-the-future diesel: two-stroke gasoline engines are infamous for their high emissions. A new two-stroke diesel does better by updating an old concept

Competitors Include Achates and Pinnacle, and others like LiquidPiston.

Revving Up Engines to Higher Efficiency