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22 Weird Animals Named After Celebrities
Did you know that a species of spiders was named after Obama? Well, now you do! Check out these 22 animals named after celebrities.
Aptostichus barackobamai spider species found in North California and named after Barack Obama.
Scaptia beyonceae is a species of horse fly found in Australia, named after Beyoncé.
Kootenichela deppi is an extinct arthropod in Canada, named after Johnny Depp.
Litarachna lopezae is a species of aquatic mite in found Puerto Rico, named after Jennifer Lopez.
Calponia harrisonfordi is a species of spider found in California, named after Harrison Ford.
Cirolana mercuryi is a species of isopod found in East Africa, named after Freddie Mercury.
Aleiodes falloni is a wasp named after Jimmy Fallon.
Aptostichus stephencolberti is a species of trapdoor spider found in California, named after Stephen Colbert.
Pristimantis jamescameroni is a species of frog belonging to the family Craugastoridae found in Venezuela, named after James Cameron.
Agra schwarzeneggeri (Erwin, 2002) is a species of carabid beetle found in Costa Rica, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Leucothoid amphipod is a species of leucothoid amphipod found in Indonesia, named after Sir Elton John.
Jaggermeryx is an extinct genus of semiaquatic anthracothere, found in Africa, named after Mick Jagger.
Dendropsophus stingi is a species of frog in the Hylidae family found in Colombia, named after Sting.
Gnathia marleyi is a species of crustacean in the family Gnathiidae found in the Caribbean Sea, named after Bob Marley.
Elseya irwini is a species of Australian turtle found in the Broken-Bowen River system and the lower Burdekin River, named after Steve Irwin.
Eristalis gatesi is a flower fly found in Costa Rican, named after Bill Gates.
Dendropsophus ozzyi is a tree frog species found in Brazil, named after Ozzy Osbourne.
Cherax snowden is a species of crayfish found in Indonesia, named after Edward Snowden.
Aleiodes shakirae is one of the 24 new species of Aleiodes wasps found in Ecuador, named after Shakira.
Agra liv is a species of carabid beetle, named after Liv Tyler.
Echiniscus madonnae is a mysterious species of something, named after Madonna.
Jurassosaurus is a genus of ankylosaurian dinosaur from the middle Jurassic Period of China, named after the 1993 film Jurassic Park.
