Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
If you’ve been reading Neatorama for some time, you are familiar with the many new species of living things that are named after celebrities, friends of scientists, and even fictional characters. When a scientist discovers, studies, and publishes a description of a new species, they get the naming rights, although they have to follow a few rules from the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, like not being offensive.
Scientists, particularly those who’ve named a lot of species, often go out of their way to honor someone they admire with a new species name. But are these names ever intended to be an insult? That depends on your…The post Do Scientists Ever Name Creatures After People They Dislike Out of Spite? appeared first on FeedBox.