I used to often go through lists, google searches, and so on looking for funny/weird animal names. I have made quite a few lists already, and I thought I would make a post here to see if some of you know some good ones. plants and fungi also welcome :) Here are some of my favorites that I can fin…

The Cloak-and-Dagger Bees would be a good addition to that other thread about fairytale-like taxon names…

A dinner party consisting of Lepidopterans and Odonatans I’ve observed in Korea could include … Lepidopterans: Great Purple Emperor Blue Admiral Indian Red Admiral Painted Lady The Flame Black Hairstreak Dryad Four-spotted Footman Pygmy Double-striped Tabby Odonatans: Lesser Emperor Siberian W…

While it’s not an animal, I just found an observation of a Sexy Pavement Lichen and it was too good not to share here.

Why on Earth is it called like that?

The person who named them was in a weird mood.

Funny, long, or just plain weird animal names

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doruk912 May 31, 2022, 7:08am 431

Oh, I love the Brothel Creeper

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