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A TINY MOTH has been named after Donald Trump partly because of its distinctive ‘hairdo’ which resembles that of the new US President.
The minuscule creature, Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, was discovered by Canadian scientist Vazrick Nazari who said he was struck by the resemblance of the golden scales on the head of the moth to Trump’s signature hairstyle.
He said he also named the new species, which measures about 0.4 inches (9 mm), after the new president to focus attention on ecological issues.
“The reason for this choice of name is to bring wider public attention to the need to continue protecting fragile habitats in the US that still contain many undescribed species,” Nazari wrote in a review of the species published this week.
The newly discovered moth, the first animal to bear Trump’s name, is native to southern California but its habitat extends to Baja California in Mexico.
According to Live Science, Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama has had nine species named after him, more than any other US president.
They include a coral reef fish native to Hawaii and a trapdoor spider.
Last year, a caterpillar found in the Peruvian Amazon was informally named “Trumpapillar” because its orange-yellow furry cover resembled Trump’s hairdo.
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Lad probably fell out a window like all the other deceased Putin critics.
@Pat O’Leary: BBC reported that he fell from the hotel window. Funny how anyone that criticises that Tosspot Putin they end up out a window or end up having heart attacks or strokes.
Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov dies in Indian hotel fall https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64101437
The Russian elite must be restless at the moment wondering who is next? It wouldn’t surprise me to see Putin himself take a fall at some stage
Modi a supporter of Putin. Solved.
Advice to Russian Policy Critics: Stay away from windows or people with umbrellas. Just saying….
Obviously a 2 shots in the back of the head suicide
Putin must be getting nervous, what with so many people falling dead, like on the battlefield, out of windows, oops! my car just happened to blow up.. Putin and his ideological regime, must be stopped. They spin lies to their own people to cover their own psychopathic ideals.. “MURDERERS” oops! I must be next, mustn’t get too near a window.. watch the stairs etc.. The West was never a threat to Russia. But Russia under Putin is a pariah and can never be trusted again…
Someone living in a high rise needs to invite Putin over to see their new curtains.
Defenestrations of Odisha!
The body of the recently deceased Sausage Tycoon will be cremated next week.. 5 minutes on each side, it’s what he would have wanted
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