17 Jul
Litarachna lopezae
I wonder if this Puerto Rican water mite can sing any better than its namesake?
Litarachna lopezae was given its name as a ‘token of gratitude’ for the singer’s music, which biologists listened to as they documented their discovery.
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Posted by Alex Jones on July 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm
What an honour for the singer.
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on July 17, 2014 at 10:08 pm
>Alex, if only the mite could talk and tell us what he thinks of his nomenclature…
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Posted by Lois Field on July 17, 2014 at 11:37 pm
Interesting
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on July 18, 2014 at 4:00 am
>Lois, something a little less serious, but fun today. I wonder at JL’s reaction to having something so hideous named after her…
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Posted by Lois Field on July 19, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Ha, I’m not a fan of JL but it would be interesting to hear what she thinks.
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Posted by Rachel M on July 18, 2014 at 1:53 am
haha
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on July 18, 2014 at 4:02 am
>Rachel, sometimes I tend to be too serious here, except on Saturdays, so I tried to be more upbeat.
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