[Taxacom] a new political spider

[Hans Henderickx]

Besides Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi there is of course Pachygnata zappa Bosmans 
&Bosselaers, named after Frank Zappa (also producer of rockmusic). And 
Hortipes wimmertensi Bosselaers & Jocque, named after musci composer Wim 
Mertens. If you put all these spiders together, we might have a new 
rockband.

Hans Henderickx


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donat Agosti" <agosti at amnh.org>
To: <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:07 PM
Subject: [Taxacom] a new political spider


> Sitting here at the PreCop9 (http://zfmk.de/preCOP9/index.html), listening
> to a debate of whether the taxonomic impediment should be dropped or
> renamed, that biodiversity specialists ought be more political, this
> article which came up which definitely makes a political point...
>
> Donat
> ..............
>
> New Spider Species Named After Neil Young
> By Scott Thill EmailMay 12, 2008 | 4:34:15 PMCategories: Music News, 
> People
> http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/new-arachnid-sp.html
>
>>From Buffalo Springfield to CSNY to a storied solo career, Neil Young has
> more than made his name in the rock game. Now, thanks to East Carolina
> University biologist Jason Bond, he's also making a name for himself in
> science.
>
> Literally.
>
> Bond discovered a new species of trapdoor spider last year in Alabama and
> set about publishing a paper about it with Norman I. Platnick, curator at
> the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. When it came time
> to name his discovery, Bond reached not into the annals of science but
> those of music, dubbing it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi (teach your children
> how to pronounce that). While it was Young's diverse sonic offerings that
> initially attracted Bond to the idea, it was the Canadian legend's track
> record on sociopolitics that clinched the deal.
>
> "I really enjoy his music," Bond explained in a press release, "and have
> had a great appreciation of him as an activist for peace and justice."
>
> In honor of Bond's discovery, take a listen to Young's epic tale of
> colonization "Cortez the Killer" below. I would have posted his more
> topically polemical tune "Let's Impeach the President," but I just like my
> job too much.
>
>
> -- 
> Dr. Donat Agosti
> Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History and Smithsonian
> Institution
>
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