Radiohead have inspired the name for a new species of ant that was discovered in the Venezuelan Amazon, as Phys.org points out. Ana Ješovnik and Ted R. Schultz from the Smithsonian Institution's Ant Lab discovered three new species of ant, and named one of them Sericomyrmex radioheadi. “We wanted to honor their music,” said Ješovnik. “But more importantly, we wanted to acknowledge the conservation efforts of the band members, especially in raising climate-change awareness.” The new ants are fungus farmers, and relatives of the better-known leaf-cutter ants. Earlier this month, a new species of shrimp was named after Pink Floyd.
Radiohead Get New Ant Species Named After Them
Sericomyrmex radioheadi was named “to acknowledge the conservation efforts of the band members”
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