There have been several newly discovered animals in the past year named after famous individuals. This includes Opaluma rupaul, a species of a fly named after the drag queen Ru Paul and the rain frog Pristimantis gretathunbergae, named after climate activist Greta Thunberg. Recently, 16 new Read More...
If you have any knowledge of Latin, then you may know that the adorable critter known as the “millipede” gets its name from the Latin words for thousand which is “mille” and for foot which is “pes.” So, you may be surprised to find out that no millipede with more than 750 legs has ever Read More...