The new species of ants creep like the band’s 1993 hit.
Phys.org reported that a new species of ants called Sericomyrmex radiohead was discovered in the Venezuelan Amazon by scientists Ana Ješovnik and Ted R. Schultz of the Smithsonian Institution’s Ant Lab.
If the scientific name of the species sounds familiar, that’s because the ant scientists named it after the band Radiohead.
“We wanted to honor their music,” said Ješovnik. “But more importantly, we wanted to acknowledge the conservation efforts of the band members, especially in raising climate-change awareness.” The new ants are fungus farmers, and relatives of the better-known leaf-cutter ants.”
It follows the news last week that a new shrimp species has been named after Pink Floyd.!
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