Every year thousands of news species are discovered by scientists, with that amount it’s no wonder that they would run out names, so now many of them are turning towards Pop culture icons for inspiration for new names.
Often these are named after a person’s contribution to the world in a particular industry, such as Angelina Jolie for her work with United Nations or Harrison Ford’s work of narrating a documentary. However increasingly more and more discoveries are named for their resemblance or similar features to certain pop icons.
So at Love the Garden we have compiled a list bellow of our favorite celebrity organisms from a beetle with biceps like Arnold Schwarzenegger, a fern that looks like one of Lady Gaga’s outfits and a Worm that looks like the cut Bus from my neighbour Totoro. There are some truly bazaar and quirky species out there. So what’s your favorite celebrity organism?
Infographic by: lovethegarden.com
Often these are named after a person’s contribution to the world in a particular industry, such as Angelina Jolie for her work with United Nations or Harrison Ford’s work of narrating a documentary. However increasingly more and more discoveries are named for their resemblance or similar features to certain pop icons.
So at Love the Garden we have compiled a list bellow of our favorite celebrity organisms from a beetle with biceps like Arnold Schwarzenegger, a fern that looks like one of Lady Gaga’s outfits and a Worm that looks like the cut Bus from my neighbour Totoro. There are some truly bazaar and quirky species out there. So what’s your favorite celebrity organism?
Infographic by: lovethegarden.com