Tiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th birthday
Specimen from 1983 lay forgotten at Natural History Museum until recently, when spotted by a volunteer and identified as new genus
He has lizards, bats, frogs, weevils, flatworms, snails and spiders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_David_Attenborough_and_his_works">named after him.
But now Sir David Attenborough can celebrate his 100th birthday with an entirely new genus named in his honour.
Scientists from the Natural History Museum in London have paid tribute to the https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/david-attenborough">world-renowned broadcaster for his 100th birthday on 8 May by describing a new genus of parasitic wasp and a new species found within the museum’s collections.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/07/tiny-parasitic-wasp-named-after-david-attenborough-100th-birthday-attenboroughnculus-tau">Continue reading...Attenborough marks 100th birthday
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