It's funny to name species after celebrities, but there's a serious side too
- Written by Kevin Thiele, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia
Attenborougharion rubicundus is one of more than a dozen species named after the legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough.Simon Grove/Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, CC BYMicroleo attenboroughi. Scaptia beyonceae. Crikey steveirwini. These are the scientific names of just a few of the nearly 25,000 species of plants, animals, fungi and...