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Newly discovered ants species named after Radiohead

To honour their contributions to music and conservation efforts, a new species of ants has been named after English rock…

PTI | London | April 26, 2017 8:32 am

Newly discovered ants species named after Radiohead

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To honour their contributions to music and conservation efforts, a new species of ants has been named after English rock band, Radiohead.

Ana Jesovnik and Ted R Schultz of Washington's Smithsonian Institution's Ant Lab discovered three species of ants, while collecting data for a study in the Venezuelan Amazon, reported The Independent.

One of the species, Sericomyrmex radioheadi, was named after the upcoming Glastonbury headliner, as noted by Phys.org.

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“We wanted to honour their music. But more importantly, we wanted to acknowledge the conservation efforts of the band members, especially in raising climate-change awareness,” said Jesovnik.

Earlier this month, a species of shrimp was named after Pink Floyd as the Synalpheus Pinkfloydi.

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