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How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

Source: xkb.com.au
[Social News]     29 Jul 2020
Science is a serious thing in the eyes of many people. But as Australia's largest international scientific and technological research institution, the Federal Organization for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO) named 165 new species last year.
How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

Deadpool is Marvel's famous anti-hero (aap)

Science is a serious thing in the eyes of many people. But as Australia's largest international scientific and technological research institution, the Federal Organization for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO) named 165 new species last year.

Of the new species discovered last year, several flies were dubbed by scientists CSIRO Australia's top scientific institution ——" Deadpool "," Thor "," Loki "and" Black Widow ".

CSIRO entomologist Dr Brian Lesard (Bryan Lessard) said that only a quarter of the insects in Australia are known to scientists, and the more they are named, the better.

How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

Deadpool flies are named for their backs as masks (aap)

Among the most striking of the named flies is called the "death squire "(Deadpool), named after the cheap anti-hero death squire in Marvel comics, but the fly is not called the death squire because it doesn't have because the pattern on its back is similar to the mask worn by the dead.

The death squire is the "assassin" of the fly, dr. lesard said. Scientists have given the fly a scientific name called Humorolethalis sergius,. The word sounds like "deadly humor ", derived from the Latin word humorosus, meaning wet or wet, and lethalis means death, this description is very close to the style of death squire in the film.

The names of several other flies, such as Thor flies (Thor's fly), Daptolestes bronteflavus, means golden thunder, and Loki flies (Loki's Fly) are called elegant deception. There is also a black widow fly (Black Widow's fly), called Daptolestes feminategus, means a woman in leather.

How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

A fly named Stan Lee, the father of Marvel

Another kind of fly is named Stan Lee because it looks like the beard of Marvel's father Stan Lee (Daptolestes leei).

How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

A horse fly called Beyonce

A gadfly (horse fly) was discovered in queens in 1981 but never named. Until 2012, the CSIRO announced that it had been named after American queen singer Beyonce (Beyonce) Scaptia beyonceae, scientists said the yellow fluff on the tail of the fly was easily reminiscent of Beyonce in a yellow dress.

With the exception of Beyonce, the scientific names of many species are celebrities, such as Shakira Hornets Aleiodes shakirae 、 Angelina Jolie spiders Aptostichus angelinajolieae、 Madonna water bears Echiniscus madonnae 、 Bill Gates flies Eristalis gatesi, and even Hitler has beetles named after him

How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

One kind of "hairdo" Trump moth (aap picture)

While in 2017, scientists Vazrick Nazari once named a moth that lives in the United States and Mexico "no one knows more about moths" Neopalpa Donaldtrumpi, because the moth's yellowish-white appearance reminds him of the American President's Trump (Donald Trump). The other species, called Dermophis donaldtrumpi, is also known as the Trump.

If you think naming a new species is weird enough, take a look at the following.


Ah Aha ha ha

How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

A wasp that lives in Australia under the scientific name Aha ha (web image)

1977, Entomologist Arnold Menck (Arnold Menke) has given a confusing scientific name to a wasp that lives in northwestern Australia. According to Munk, When he received a specimen of the new wasp from a colleague, He exclaimed ," Aha! A new genus (Aha,) of a new genus). "And another entomologist responded with a confused face, "Ha (ha) "So, And this wasp is called "ah ha ha "(Aha ha) by monke.

But not another nodanotherwon

The American entomologist Bret Ratcliffe (Brett Ratcliffe) estimated that it was really crazy to be named a new species, which he called Cyclocephala nodanotherwon when naming a new beetle of Cyclocephala genus (meaning & quot;not another one ", means "not another ").


Sponge baby Spongiforma squarepantsii of mushroom

How many Australian scientists are there 'middle two '? Let's see how they named the flies

baby sponge mushroom

Scientists marveled at the discovery of a mushroom in Malaysia in 2010, which looks like a sponge and can be recovered like a sponge after holding it. So they directly named the mushroom after the sponge baby Spongiforma squarepantsii, and translated it into a more pleasant sponge baby mushroom.


It's important to name a species

CSIRO expert on bees and wasps, Dr Juanita Rodriguez (Dr Juanita Rodriguez), said naming new species could be interesting, and there was a serious aspect to studying them.

Dr. Rodriguez said :" We have discovered a new species of spider bee (spider wasp), which was found only in an area that was severely affected by jungle fires this summer, so now we can carefully monitor its recovery. "

Spiderman bee venom may be useful in treating Alzheimer's and epilepsy, but most Australian spider bee species remain unknown to the scientific community.

The color, shape or other characteristics of the new species are commonly used to name the new species, but the use of names is also very common and does not require the consent of the person concerned, and this behavior is also in line with the requirements of the International Act on Act. Scientists used to use the name of the discoverer as a memorial, but since the 18th century, scientists have used the name of celebrities to name species. Carl Linnai (Carl Linnaeus), the father of taxonomy, used this way to please wealthy patrons and get sponsorship. Some scientists say giving species an eye-catching name can attract more attention in order to better protect them.

In addition, taxonomists have constructed the framework structure of species by naming, so that we can understand and record the various species on Earth, and constantly understand the connections and changes. And this naming system allows us to understand and manage the Earth's ecology more sustainably, especially in the current era of global pollution and rising climate warming, naming organisms is more important than ever.

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