The Bob Marley Crustacean and Other Creepy-Crawlies Named for Famous People
Jul 12th, 2012, 8:02 pm
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A recently discovered Caribbean parasitic crustacean has been named for Bob Marley. Gnathia marleyi and the beloved Reggae artist have little in common other than the fact that they both hail from Jamaica. Marley isn’t the first cultural icon for which a bug, spider, crab, or other gross thing has been named. We’ve assembled a sampling of the species named for celebrities. Read on, folks! You know you want to.
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(via Wikipedia, title image via Phenomenica)
- World’s largest insect should be named Robert Wadlow
- World’s smallest decapitating fly should be named Duncan MacLeod
- These ants… These ants don’t deserve a name
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