A while ago, some people seemed to enjoy my post on state name life list bingo . This time, the concept is similar: How many country names are represented on your life list? Even if you don’t travel much, keep in mind that exotics can add a few to your list! My list includes 36 countries and 4 depend…

List includes former country names as well: Argentina Linepithema humile (Argentine Ant) Brazil Calpodes ethlius (Brazilian Skipper) Canada Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) China Actias ningpoana (Chinese Moon Moth) Adoretus sinicus (Chinese Rose Beetle) Agriomorpha fusca (Chinese Yellowfa…

Canada: Canada Goose Elk (Cervus canadensis) Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canada Jay North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) India: Rough Indian Paintbrush Italy: Italian Arum (Arum italicum) Japan: Japanese Knotweed Norway: Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Norway Spruce Sweden…

20 countries plus 2 territories! Argentina: Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile) Australia Australian Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum) Australian Watterbuttons (Cotula australis) Bermuda (territory) Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) Canada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Elk (Cervus ca…

[image] sbs2000: It might be fun to do one of these for cities, I found a bunch more city names than I was expecting while making this list (New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, London, Bukhara, Santa Barbara, etc.) I thought about including this on this thread but it got to be too much at …

I don’t think any of this is appropriate during a global pandemic. By the way, it’s not over.

Hi @ellen5 , I acknowledge your concern, but please note that this is not meant to encourage anyone to travel in a manner that is unsafe. As I noted in the previous thread, this activity arose out of an inability to go outside due to the pandemic. For others like myself who enjoy lists, games like t…

How can names of taxa ever be inappropriate because of pandemic?

[image] sbs2000: Turkey Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo It counts if etymology counts. According to Wikipedia: According to linguist Mario Pei, there are two possible explanations for the name turkey. One theory is that when Europeans first encountered turkeys in America, they incorrectly …

[image] marina_gorbunova: How can names of taxa ever be inappropriate because of pandemic? To some people, anything other than staying in bed under the covers is inappropriate during a pandemic.

[image] jasonhernandez74: It counts if etymology counts You’ve swayed me, I’m adding it!

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