Meet Swiftiephylus, an Australian bug named after Taylor Swift
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“Researchers have named four newly discovered species of Australian plant bugs in honor of the singer Taylor Swift.”
Why It's Weird
Animals have an uncanny ability to surprise us with behaviors we never thought possible. The moderate weirdness score suggests this is unusual but not completely unprecedented.
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