Shrimp Named After Elton John Due to Its "Enlarged Appendage"
A Crocodile
A Honky Cat
A Rocket (Man)
The articles write themselves!
Leucothoe eltoni, though, is actually pretty interesting on its own: it was discovered hanging out in "the branchial chambers of solitary tunicates." In other words, a tube-like structure of another marine organism.
Native to Indonesia (like last week's other celebrity crustacean [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/142124-Crustacean-Surveillance-New-Crayfish-Named-After-Edward-Snowden-American-Hacker]), Sir Elton John is apparently an invasive species in Hawaii, having hitched a ride in a sponge attached a large floating drydock.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've just realized my MP3 player doesn't have nearly enough Elton John on it.
Source: Discovery [http://news.discovery.com/animals/new-crustacean-named-after-elton-john-150828.htm]
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A Crocodile
A Honky Cat
A Rocket (Man)
The articles write themselves!
Leucothoe eltoni, though, is actually pretty interesting on its own: it was discovered hanging out in "the branchial chambers of solitary tunicates." In other words, a tube-like structure of another marine organism.
Native to Indonesia (like last week's other celebrity crustacean [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/142124-Crustacean-Surveillance-New-Crayfish-Named-After-Edward-Snowden-American-Hacker]), Sir Elton John is apparently an invasive species in Hawaii, having hitched a ride in a sponge attached a large floating drydock.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've just realized my MP3 player doesn't have nearly enough Elton John on it.
Source: Discovery [http://news.discovery.com/animals/new-crustacean-named-after-elton-john-150828.htm]
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