Gros coup de cœur pour la classification des campagnols où, à l'heure actuelle, le seul avec terrestre dans son nom est... aquatique !
http://www.picardie-nature.org/etude-de-la-faune-sauvage/les-groupes-de-faune-etudies/les-15-reseaux-naturalistes-de/mammiferes-terrestres/enquetes/article/les-campagnols-du-genre-arvicola
#ClubContexte #WhatsInAName
Once upon a time I recall WHSmith were a 'respectable ' company selling stationary. Then it changed and sold all sorts of stuff and I stopped using it.
What does WH Smith’s new high street name TGJones actually mean? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/28/what-does-wh-smith-new-high-street-name-tgjones-actually-mean-modella?CMP=share_btn_url
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #416: Micropachycephalosaurus.
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#dinosaurs #science #biology #animals #nomenclature #whatsinaname #strangebuttrue #wtf #comics #webcomics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
What is Banksy's real name? We know his first name is Robbie, thanks to a recording of him correcting Robert to Robbie. But is his last name Del Naja or Hewlett or Buchanan. I'd go with Del Naja, myself. What's your guess?
#banksy #art #graffiti #WhatsInAName
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/09/legal-row-banksy-reveal-real-name-art-images-authenticity
Okay. I get why they named this dragonfly after the former president. I mean, look at that orangy-white poof on the top of its head! But still, why punish these poor insects with human names that commemorate Mussolini or Hitler? If someone I knew named a new species (or, hell, their animal companion) Pol Pot, I'd begin to question their motives...
