Is This Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Written by Staff on July 22nd, 2008 in Science.
The Heckler Spray wrote an article about what they found in Shortlist Magazine. Some celebrities have been lucky enough to have animals, insects, and other non-human creatures named after them.
It seems a mad (and in this case, “mad” is probably only slightly joking) scientist was impressed by a beatle’s middle leg which resembled the great Terminator’s biceps and decided to name it Agra schwarzeneggeri.
Some other celebrities with animals named after them include:
Sting-Colombian Tree Frog Hyla stingi
George Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld-slime-mould beetles Agathidium bushi, A cheneyi and A rumsfeldi
Boris Becker-sea snail Bufonaria borisbeckeri
Elvis Presley-wasp Preseucoila imallshookupis
The Ramones-arthropod fossils Mackenziurus johnnyi, Mjoeyi, M deedeei amd M ceejayi
And you thought scientists were nerds who didn’t keep up on pop culture.