New millipede species named Nannaria swiftae in honor of Taylor Swift
A new species of millipede has been named after the American singer Taylor Swift. named from nannaria swiftae – or Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede – the animal got its name because the Dr. Derek Hennenwho discovered it, is a big fan of Swift.
The species is among the 17 discoveries of Hennen and the team made up of Drs. Jackson Means and Paul Marek, all researchers at Virginia Tech University, in the United States. The research was published last Friday, 15, in the journal ZooKeys.
“This new millipede species is Nannaria swiftae: I named it in honor of Taylor Swift! I’m a huge fan of her music, so I wanted to show my appreciation by naming this new species from Tennessee after her. A great honor!,” she wrote in a Twitter post.
This new millipede species is Nannaria swiftae: I named it after @taylorswift13! I’m a big fan of her her music, so I wanted to show my appreciation for her by naming this new species from Tennessee after her. A high honor! pic.twitter.com/fXml3xX5Vs
— Derek Hennen, Ph.D. (@derekhennen) April 15, 2022
In a note to Rolling Stone USA, henna stated, “Her music helped me get through the ups and downs of grad school, so naming a new species of millipede after her is my way of saying thank you.”
The researcher explained that he and other scientists had searched for these species of millipedes in the Appalachian Mountains for five years. For now, the nannaria swiftae was only found in Tennessee, United States.
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