Wildlife
Celebrity-inspired scientific names
From Darthvaderum to Aphonopelma johnnycashi – sometimes scientists like to have a bit of fun when naming new species.
Tag: scientific name
Wildlife
The wattle war
Australia has earned resentment overseas for something that seems very ordinary – our wattles having Acacia as their genus name. In Africa, botanists have spoken of “extreme unhappiness” and “profound outrage” over this situation.
Science & Environment
Weirdest species names
Species names may sound formal, but look further and you’ll see the joke.