I also agree
Yes. Seems impossible to not agree.
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Tribulus planospira - Eye of Judas. I guess the name refers to the black slash across the columella which resembles an eye reduced to just a slit.
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Some odonates have rather dramatic-sounding names, like Stygian Shadowdragon, or Ebony Boghaunter, or Dragonhunter
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Nameless pinion (Lithophane innominata) is a moth. āInnominataā means ānamelessā.
Thereās a small giant clam.
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There is a species called Medium Egret, and its scientific name is Ardea intermedia, just because it is bigger than the Little Egret and smaller than the Great Egret.
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In South Africa it is known as Intermediate Egret. I see that is listed as one of its other names.
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Iāve seen it once, and it was pretty big. The observation is here.
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Poor fella. Imagine being called a āmediumā egret. I mean, at least the little egret has something special (it being ālittleā). But whoever found this species just said 'Meh. Itās prettyā¦medium". The insult!
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Or being the lesser frigatebird when your cousin is called magnificent.
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It used to known as āIntermediate Egretā until it got split into several species a couple years ago.
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I can just imagine the committee of mycologists who named this one. I suspect the committee meeting was after work time and accompanied by adult beverages.
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Also not animals, these plant names seem to have marketing built inā¦
Genus Carissa (Num-Nums)
Karoo Num-Num Carissa haematocarpa
Forest Num-num aka Num-num Carissa bispinosa
and like most families, they have that one siblingā¦
Conkerberry Carissa ovata
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No love for stinkhorns? For shame. Not only is the common name funny, but their taxonomyā¦
Order Phallales, family Phallaceae, with one of the genera being Phallus. I am a mature adult, I swear!
On the same note, Amorphophallus titanum. That is all.
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A couple in Spanish:
Palabritas (wordlets): the clam Donax, not to be confused with the plant Donax. Ancient Greek Ī“ĻĪ½Ī±Ī¾ meant both a reed (Arundo donax, not the genus Donax) and some shellfish.
RatĆ³n meteoro (meteor mouse): a vole.
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Fairy Aprons (Utricularia dichotoma) because changing clothes is still annoying even when you can do it with magic (?) 
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