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Message: <blockquote data-quote="holotype" data-source="post: 199094" data-attributes="member: 35508"><p>Naming helps when you have multiple specimens and are trying to refer to them while having a discussion about them with others. When discussing with others, it's easier to refer to them by a name, label or ID. Like #3 is growing much faster than #6. It's easier than saying, "last night the brown one on the left side molted"... especially if you have multiple "brown" specimens etc. It's probably why we have names... because our ancestors had so many children, had to distinguish somehow... (speculation lol). It even happens if you work in the same office with multiple "Chris'" or "Mike's", you are then forced to give them nicknames or attach a number or last initial to their name... my 2 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>