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    30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names

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    Image of capnrob capnrob
    08/21/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    I can beat pretty much this entire list when it comes to geekitude: Leigh Van Valen keeps naming species he discovers in *elvish*. Yes. As in ol' J.R.R. hisself. Quenya *and* Sindarin, I am told. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature just wants you to name creatures using a dead language, and, well, it doesn't get much deader than an artificial language.

    Plus, Van Valen's also named an extinct mammal "Cuttysarkus".

    Yup.

    After the whisky.

    Paleontologists. Gotta love'em.
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    08/21/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    So, how exactly do you pronounce the one that's named after Clarke? Arthurseeklark-ey? Artherklark-ey? Artherkuhklark-ey? Being that it's Latinized, I'm sure the rigid pronunciation rules eliminate the first option, but I don't have any idea how they'd work with a double-c like that.
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    08/20/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    On Starwars.com, I interviewed the scientists who named insects after Star Wars characters like Yoda and Darth Vader if you'd like to read more:

    [www.starwars.com]

    [www.starwars.com]
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    08/20/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    can we get gallery's in a non-gallery option.
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    Image of Denza Car Denza Car
    08/20/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    WHAT?!

    No Sclerocypris zelaznyi?
    [en.wikipedia.org]

    Really, to ostracize Roger Zelazny like that...
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    Image of botanicidal botanicidal
    08/20/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    Wow, that is an incredible collection of awesomeness. I'd love to write a thesis on any one of those and then present my findings to an amphitheatre of scientists. The hardest part would be doing it straight faced. ;)
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    08/20/09

    @botanicidal: That would totally rock! The scientists would all be raising their bunsen burners chanting,

    "History shows again and again, How nature points up the folly of men... Godzilla!"
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/20/09

    @Grey_Area: And a lab rat in a mini-lab coat busts out his Gibson and rocks the fuck out in front of a mini-amp.
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    08/20/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: That would be hella bitchin' double-wicked cool!

    S C I E N C E !!
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    08/20/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    Yay cool fun. Nice work, Lauren, must have been a bit tedious.

    The Vader beetle and the Gamera turtle were the best, I thought.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/20/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I liked the Orsonwelles one just because it's so... simple. H. Solo was too punny.
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    Image of marlowespade marlowespade
    08/20/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: The Slartibartfast one was terrific.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    08/20/09

    @marlowespade: That was my favourite too. It's a really excellent list.

    Since he's one of my favourite authors, I have to mention Psephophorus terrypratchetti, an extinct turtle species named after Terry Prachett.
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    Edited by RandomFrequentFlierDent at 08/20/09 4:11 PM RandomFrequentFlierDent was starred RandomFrequentFlierDent was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/20/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Neato! (googles furiously) It appears it might have resembled the Leatherback sea turtles of today. Largest living turtle there is, not too shabby.
    Here's a typically charming quote on the subject from Sir Terry himself:
    [everything2.com]
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    08/20/09

    @Grey_Area: All I want to do is glue four miniature elephants to his back and put a model of the discworld on top . . .

    Thanks for the link, Prachett-quotes always make me happy.
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    08/20/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: I'd say follow your muse but gluing stuff onto critically endangered species may offend.
    "Ook!"
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    08/20/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    This is an incredible list, Lauren! Where did you track down all this stuff?

    The Sinemys gamera has freakin' WINGS, how awesome is that?!
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    Edited by Grey_Area at 08/20/09 2:22 PM Grey_Area was starred Grey_Area was unstarred
    Image of Lauren Davis Lauren Davis
    08/20/09

    @Grey_Area: There is a bit out there on unusual biological naming conventions (and a surprising number of critters named after rock stars). Figuring out how they got their names and tracking down images of at least one close relative was a little trickier :)
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    08/20/09

    @Lauren Davis: Darn good work, you'll get the Croix de io9 for this.
    It's made of baconated chocolate!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/20/09

    In reply to 30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
    Yeah, I'd stomp on a trilobite too.

    "Nede go ape fer Ima!"

    How quaint. Although I, too, am disappointed by the Cthulhu spider. Seriously. C'mon.
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    Edited by crashedpc - Haifisch at 08/20/09 2:13 PM crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of RavenNemain RavenNemain
    08/20/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: It definitely doesn't inspire mindless dread - you should not be able to imagine yourself pulling the legs off of Cthulhu.
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    Image of Rocketknight Rocketknight
    08/20/09

    @RavenNemain: I don't know about you, but spiders period scare the living shit out of me. Just seeing a small one on my shoulder is enough to send me into a fit.
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    08/20/09

    @VergessenHeld: Actually, I am the resident spider-saver; my boyfriend stands on the bed and shouts for me, and I come and pick it up and carry it outside. I always wanted a tarantula as a pet...
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    08/20/09

    @RavenNemain: I once lived with a Black Widow. She set up on a shelf that was right at eye-level next to my comfy TV watchin' chair. We respected each others boundaries and I flipped her a moth once a week. When she Laid her hundreds of eggs I carefully relocated her to an hollow log in an empty lot.
    Best roommate ever.
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    08/20/09

    @Grey_Area: Damn, I thought this was gonna be an ex-girlfriend story.

    Or is it?
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    08/20/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: In a way it was probably one of my more rewarding relationships. Sure, some other foo' was her babies' daddy, but I feel no jealousy as he became a light snack afterward.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    05/07/09

    In reply to How Would You Like A Giant Poison Stinger Buried Deep Inside Your Brain?
    Pic 1 = casual dating.


    Pic 2 = relationship.


    Pic 3 = marriage.

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    05/07/09

    In reply to How Would You Like A Giant Poison Stinger Buried Deep Inside Your Brain?
    We use these things on my farm called "Fly Predators". They are little wasps who fly around and lay their eggs in fly larvae. Then then eat the larvae inside it's pupa, and hatch out to kill more flies. Both the horses and I love them
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    05/07/09

    In reply to How Would You Like A Giant Poison Stinger Buried Deep Inside Your Brain?
    Man, the insect world if freaking terrifying.
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    05/07/09

    @Belabras: I believe it was T.H. White that said if the insects had control of the nukes the world would be gone in a matter of hours.


    Or something to that affect. It's been awhile.

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    05/07/09

    In reply to How Would You Like A Giant Poison Stinger Buried Deep Inside Your Brain?
    If you want disturbing, check this out:
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    05/07/09

    @Brine: Even better.
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    05/07/09

    In reply to How Would You Like A Giant Poison Stinger Buried Deep Inside Your Brain?
    I... I... *crying*


    The pictures, they're disturbingly beautiful.

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    05/07/09

    @crashedpc /sarcasm: Nuh unh, I ain't goin' anywhere near you. I saw what you did yesterday!
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    05/07/09

    @alphanumeric1971: *puts down bat* Goddamnit!
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    05/07/09

    In reply to How Would You Like A Giant Poison Stinger Buried Deep Inside Your Brain?
    That second shot is amazing. I feel like they could be having a conversation. And by conversation I mean the ant yelling "WTF?!" at the fly.
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    05/07/09

    @AndrosZ: LOLANTZ
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