They should have thought of that before they went there to do research:<\/p>\n
When scientists discover a new species, they are allowed to make up its binomial (Latin) name. This results in interesting names, like\u00a0Scaptia beyonceae<\/em><\/ins><\/a>, a horse fly that was named after Beyonce, or\u00a0Laboulbenia quarantenae<\/em>, which got its name because it was discovered during quarantine. Scientists from Aberystwyth University in Wales, UK, decided to keep it simple and\u00a0name one of the species of myxobacteria after where they found it<\/ins><\/a>. The only problem: it was found in\u00a0Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwy
rndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch<\/ins><\/a>, giving this species the name\u00a0Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwy rndrobwllllantysiliogogogochen sis. <\/em>[Massive Science<\/b><\/a>]<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n No offense to my Welsh readers, but I didn’t want to study that microbe anyways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
They should have thought of that before they went there to do research: When scientists discover a new species, they are allowed to make up its binomial (Latin) name. This results in interesting names, like\u00a0Scaptia beyonceae, a horse fly that was named after Beyonce, or\u00a0Laboulbenia quarantenae, which got its name \u2026 Continue reading