Orectochilus orbisonorum – A type of water beetle was named in honour of Roy Orbison in 1998. For those of you that are interested, the beetle is about 5mm long and lives in India. Above is a magnified image of the insect.
Aegrotocatellus jaggeri – A species of trilobite, an extinct marine animal with a hard shell, was named after Mick Jagger when a fossil was discovered in 1995.
The aforementioned Heteropoda Davidbowie. Ain't he pretty?
Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi – Perhaps the coolest animal on our list, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi is a species of trapdoor spider discovered just two years ago. M. neilyoungi lives in Alabama and Florida.
To: JoeProBono
Heteropoda DavidbowieMy eyes are bad - did that say, Heterophobia???
2 posted on
09/09/2009 10:16:56 AM PDT by
Old Sarge
(Marking Time On The Government's Dime)
To: JoeProBono
“Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi – Perhaps the coolest animal on our list, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi is a species of trapdoor spider discovered just two years ago. M. neilyoungi lives in Alabama and Florida. “
Ok, this is just cruel! Haven’t they ever heard “Sweet Home Alabama”!! And yet they named a species after Neal that lives in Alabama. Hmph.
3 posted on
09/09/2009 10:23:57 AM PDT by
autumnraine
(You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
To: JoeProBono
Our dragons’ names are Santana and Slash.
9 posted on
09/09/2009 2:03:34 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
("This is our duty: to zot their sorry arses into the next time zone." ~ Admin Mod)
To: 537cant be wrong; Aeronaut; bassmaner; Bella_Bru; Big Guy and Rusty 99; Brian Allen; cgk; ...
10 posted on
09/10/2009 8:55:44 AM PDT by
a fool in paradise
(Kennedycare?Recall that "Animal Farm" begins with a Socialist Revolution to honor Big Major's legacy)
To: JoeProBono
Don't forget Flea!
11 posted on
09/10/2009 8:57:28 AM PDT by
a fool in paradise
(Kennedycare?Recall that "Animal Farm" begins with a Socialist Revolution to honor Big Major's legacy)
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