CANBERRA Australia's national science agency revealed that it has named 150 new species in the last 12 months.
Photo provided by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Sept. 15, 2021 shows a newly named soldier fly. (CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua) The Commonwe
The specimen was collected 100 years ago but it wasn t identified as a species until National Research Collections Australia entomologist Bryan Lessard saw it a few years ago.
Australia’s national science agency paid tribute to RuPaul by naming a fly after the drag queen, according to a press release dated September 15, while other newly discovered insect names reference Pokemon and Digimon Adventure.
Australian entomologist Bryan Lessard, has named a recently discovered soldier fly 'Opaluma rupaul', in honour of Drag Race host RuPaul, who won his sixth straight Emmy this week.
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