NEW SPECIES OF MILLIPEDE NAMED AFTER TAYLOR SWIFT

New Species Of Millipede Named After Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has been given a new honor, well sort of. Scientists have just named a new millipede after the singer.  The new species of millipede from the Appalachian Mountains will now be known as the Nannaria swiftae, or the Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede.

Virginia Tech scientists Derek Hennen, Jackson Means, and Paul Marek named the Swift millipede, along with 15 other new species. Hennen, the lead author, is a Swiftie, and choose this specific millipede because as of now it’s only been found in Tennessee,

“Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school,” Hennen notes, “so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks.”

So far Taylor hasn’t commented on her millepede.

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