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Scientists Identify New Snail Species, Name It after Greta Thunberg

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A team of professional and citizen scientists has discovered a new species of caenogastropod snail living in tropical lowland rainforests of Borneo and named it after climate activist Greta Thunberg.

“The newly-described snail belongs to the so-called caenogastropods, a group of land snails known to be sensitive to drought, temperature extremes and forest degradation,” said Dr. Menno Schilthuizen, a snail expert and co-founder of Taxon Expeditions.

“All individuals were found very close to Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre at the foot of a steep hill-slope, next to a river bank, while foraging at night on the green leaves of understorey plants.”

The researchers decided to name the new species Craspedotropis gretathunbergae after the young climate activist Greta Thunberg, because caenogastropod snails from tropical rainforests are very sensitive to the droughts and temperature extremes that are likely to be more frequent as climate change continues.

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Souce: http://www.sci-news.com/biology/craspedotropis-gretathunbergae-08152.html

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1 minute ago, LGs LM said:

Didn't she trademark her name tho?

If so I think it should prevent the commercial usage of her name, not the scientific one. :oprah:

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Reminds me of: 

https://today.duke.edu/2012/10/gagafern 

"Pop music megastar Lady Gaga is being honored with the name of a new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona and Texas. A genus is a group of closely related species; in this case, 19 species of ferns will carry the name Gaga.

At one stage of its life, the new genus Gaga has somewhat fluid definitions of gender and bears a striking resemblance to one of Gaga's famous costumes. Members of the new genus also bear a distinct DNA sequence spelling GAGA." 

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1 minute ago, Kimmo said:

Chile ghey!

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Omg Azealia is soooooooo funny

1) Why is this gif so long and

2) WHY DID SHE DRAG THE PIG LIKE THAT LMAOOOO

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