Post by Rock on Feb 9, 2006 14:47:14 GMT -5
Today we have naming of parts
A global registry of animal species could shake up taxonomy
Feb 9th 2006
From The Economist print edition
" What name a genuinely new species is given, though, is entirely up to the discoverer. Hence the existence of Anophthalmus hitleri, a blind cave beetle named in 1933 after Adolf Hitler."
Here's the link to the rest of the article.
www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5492016
Anophthalmus hitleri is a species of blind cave beetle found so far in only five humid caves, all located in Slovenia.
Update: Hitler Beetle selling for $1,300 Dollars
A global registry of animal species could shake up taxonomy
Feb 9th 2006
From The Economist print edition
" What name a genuinely new species is given, though, is entirely up to the discoverer. Hence the existence of Anophthalmus hitleri, a blind cave beetle named in 1933 after Adolf Hitler."
Here's the link to the rest of the article.
www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5492016
Anophthalmus hitleri is a species of blind cave beetle found so far in only five humid caves, all located in Slovenia.
Update: Hitler Beetle selling for $1,300 Dollars