Turns out there are a lot of insects named after writers.

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    A couple of weeks ago I happened upon a sex hormone named after Mr. Darcy, and it sent me down a rabbit hole, looking for other odd names scientists have bestowed on their discoveries. As a result I’ve spent too much time digging into these lists of organisms named after famous people, which are so Read original article: Read More


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