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…

[image] tazmilymenace: humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Gosh what a name!

Some kind of connection to Gandalf from Lord of the Rings maybe.

I think it’s named after him.

[qbM2wHBXVNwVKZPgpEYrAa-768-80.jpg] Dorcus Titanus

Not an animal, but Interrupted clubmoss Who interrupted it?

There are several crawfish with interesting common names. Wonderful Crayfish, Complete Crayfish, Powerful Crayfish, Beautiful Crayfish, Celestial Crayfish, Lame Crayfish, Depression Crayfish

And the best one of all, Crawzilla Crawdad (Lacunicambarus chimera)

Funny, long, or just plain weird animal names

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wyatt16481 February 5, 2025, 1:03pm 655

Unfortunate names for a plant. Still super funny tho

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