Neil Young gets spider named after him
May 12th, 2008 by Gnat
In what seems like fodder for an Onion article, Neil Young has had a species of spider named after him. And apparently he’s not the first rock and roller to claim this arthropod honor. Roy Orbison and his widow, Barbara, have a whirligig beetle (Orectochilus orbisonorum) named after them. But an important question looms in my mind: will the Neil Young spider be able to effectively sport chops, hats and flannels as well as its namesake? Furthermore, can this spider even play guitar?
Neil Young
Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi
Read about it here.