5 Animal Species Named After Celebrities

Takeaways:

• An ancient squid species has been named after U.S. President Joe Biden as the researchers wanted to recognize his commitment to science.
• The Aleiodes shakirae is one of 24 new aleiodes wasps, which has been named after the singer Shakira because the wasp cause caterpillars to wiggle and shake.
• The Bemaraha woolly lemur a.k.a Cleese’s wooly lemur, is named after John Cleese who developed an affection for lemurs in 1990.

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