New Beetle named after "Climate Activist" Greta Thunberg

BBC ^ | October 25 2019 | BBC

[Kriggerel]

A newly-discovered species of beetle has been named after young climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Nelloptodes gretae bears little resemblance to its namesake - it is less than 1mm long, and has no wings or eyes.

The insect does, however, have two long pigtail-like antennae.

Scientist Dr Michael Darby said he chose the name because he was "immensely impressed" by the Swedish teenager's environmental campaigning.

[Kriggerel]

So... The Bad Seed now has a pest named after her. Yeah, that sounds about right, although my vote would have been for a blackfly or a mosquito. :P

[left that other site]

How Dare They?

[dljordan]

Her mother wrote a book about how absolutely, batshit crazy Greta is.

[Delta 21]

[bigbob]

If it had a tiny brain and spent its life mimicking other bugs that would be perfect.

[rlmorel]

Some species of Dung Beetle, I am certain.

I blame her parents and society, not her. She is just a snot-nosed kid who has been brainwashed.

[AU72]

Now we know who the 5th Beatle is.

[Lion Den Dan]

Regretta Humbug

[Kriggerel]

Well, they already “dared” to name two different insects after Donald Trump already, one of which, because it has ‘comparatively small genitals’...

So yeah, just like all other public fields these days, the biological sciences are yet another field, which are now, apparently also run by screaming lefties.

[AndyJackson]

I blame her parents and society, not her. She is just a snot-nosed kid who has been brainwashed.

I blame the snot nosed kid also. At age 16 I knew better. A bit of time with Latin and geometry and physics and girls and I knew there was a lot that I didn't know about the world.

[real saxophonist]

Okay, I’ll buy a Volkswagen New Beetle, get some stick-on letters, and name it Greta. And get one of those ‘FU Greta’ bumper stickers.

[left that other site]

I wonder if the new beetle has a philtrum?

[butlerweave]

She looks like the Schoolyard Bully ,LOL

[VietVet876]

Helter Skelter. Charlie is envious.

[longfellow]

There’s already a dung beetle.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

The little demon needs a good hard smack in her ugly face.

[rlmorel]

That is a valid assessment. I also factor in the fact that she is on the Autism Spectrum somewhere, and when you hear her speak extemporaneously, you see it clearly. She is clueless.

Her parents should not only not have allowed her to engage in this BS, they encouraged and fostered it.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Well said, my friend, well said.

[JimRed]

Appropriate, since she BUGS us!

[fishtank]

I can see the resemblance.

Good one, Dr. Entomologist!!