Posted on 01/17/2017 7:56:07 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A miniscule moth with a wingspan of just 0.4 inches is the first species to be named for the soon-to-be president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Yellow and white scales topping the moth's head resemble Trump's signature hairstyle, inspiring the name Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, wrote evolutionary biologist Vazrick Nazari, a researcher from Ottowa, Canada, in a new study.
The moth's habitat extends from Southern California in the U.S. through Baja California in Mexico. The wall that the president-elect has proposed building along the border between the two countries could divide that stretch.
Nazari discovered the new species while examining moth specimens from the Bohart Museum of Entomology in California during an investigation of the North American moth family Gelechiidae, also known as twirler moths....
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
it’s Ottawa,not Ottowa——more great reporting.
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Did DJT sign a license agreement? This scientist may be getting a letter from Trump’s lawyers.
They also misspelled minuscule in the first sentence.
I missed that-——good catch.
I guess proofreaders are a thing of the past.
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LMAO!!!
Who says scientists aren’t funny smartasses?
:D
You’ve got to admit, the moth and Trump’s hairdo are similar, lol. A well named moth.
What do you expect from one of the premier fake news organizations, NBC? They don’t have professional standards in their reporting. Why should they have any in their proofreading?
http://www.livescience.com/56302-donald-trump-hair-caterpillar-photos.html
I think the Trumpapillar suits him better :)
...minuscule..
Wasn’t some parasite recently named after Obama?
They should name a Slug for him, as he leaves slime trail where ever he goes.
Sure ‘nuf... a parasitic hairworm that infects crickets was named after Obama.
Obama’s had a few critters named after him... another was a parasitic flatworm / blood fluke that infests the blood of Malaysian freshwater turtles.
“Check this one:
http://www.livescience.com/56302-donald-trump-hair-caterpillar-photos.html";
Oooh, that’s a good one. Looks just like his mop. Love it.
Its rather cute ...
An Amazonian puffbird was also named after Obama. Can’t imagine why...*snicker*
They are known for perching stupidly in the open with the feathers of their face puffed out.
....needless to say, the puffbird has a swelled... er, very large head for its body size.
What the....! A moth that can't fly over a wall? What kind of moth is that?
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