Posted on 09/08/2016 12:50:16 PM PDT by hawaiianninja
A new species of blood fluke was found infecting the lungs of turtles in Malaysia. This parasitic flatworm has been dubbed Baracktrema obamai, in honor of the President of the United States (who is the fifth cousin twice removed of one of the discovering scientists).
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Parasite—how appropriate.
There’s a Fish being named after Barry for stealing ocean
“How these eggs get outside to hatch and infect new hosts isnt clear, although making the turtles cough is probably involved.”
Maybe ILL-ary (aka Hacking Hillary) has Baracktrema obamai?
Platyhelminthes-in-Chief.
have they named any blood sucking parasites after Hillary?
To be announced soon, the “hillaryi criminalus”, the breed of thieving magpie for which early 18th century Italian composer Gioachino Rossini named his popular opera. This unusually homely creature was thought to be extinct until a specimen was discovered flying around the US while making the incredibly annoying, ear-splitting cry Rossini employed in several passages in his work.
I’m a little disappointed. Anything named after him should be waaaay more destructive than just parasitic. He’s more like the AIDS virus.
I hope Obama receives many similar honors. Think how easy this will be for medical students if every critter with “obama” in its name is a blood-sucking parasite. Anyone with an IQ above 80 (meaning everyone but democrats) could find that pattern.
I “named” what my dogs left on the lawn this morning after him.
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