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…

Here’s something I wrote a few years ago. How are all these binomial names decided? During a biological survey a while ago we had a bit of down time. Some of us started doodling on a white-board - the funny and sometimes quite bizzarre origins of the binomial names that have been given to animals …

Some years ago, there was sone discussion on the Aroid listserv as to the origin of the specific epithet seguine in Dieffenbachia seguine. Now, according to Penelope Honychurch, “siguine” is the colloquial name for not just Dieffenbachia, but also two species of wild Anthurium, variously in Guadelou…

Monkey-faced Prickleback!!! Love that fish.

Grape drupe. Grapes are berries, peaches are drupes, but a grape drupe is a snail.

Two Spanish ones: Hormigas león. Ant lions aren’t ants, they are predators of ants, but the syntax sounds like they’re a lion kind of ants. I checked Wiktionary, which has it pluralized on “hormiga”. Playero pihuihuí (some bird in Charadriiformes). I think “pihuihuí” sounds funny.

[image] jasonhernandez74: Now, according to Penelope Honychurch, “siguine” is the colloquial name for not just Dieffenbachia, but also two species of wild Anthurium, variously in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Dominica. But what does it mean? It isn’t a standard French word. Mmm, that’s becaue i…

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