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Friday, May 7, 2021
CONTEXT: Woke Myrmecology
A new species, Strumigenys ayersthey sp. nov., discovered in the ChocΓ³ region of Ecuador is described.
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Ant species given first gender-neutral scientific name https://t.co/3MSvvqk98H
We can also tag this with #AgeOfStupid, in that they appended the English plural/epicene pronoun βtheyβ instead of a Latin plural suffix such as βayersorumβ. Just jamming an English pronoun on the end is as inane as renaming Aleiodes gaga (a wasp named after Lady Gaga) Aleiodes gagashe (or would that be βgagshe", if you drop the final βaβ as a Latin feminine ending?).
The one redeeming thing about this age is that it will give its survivors plenty to laugh about as they dig for grubs with dull sticks among its ruins.
Posted at May 7, 2021 14:40