Still Waters Posted January 13, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (IP: Staff) · The Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae fly, found in far north Queensland and widely considered a pest, has been named in recognition of the unusual gold patch on its abdomen. The fly was first collected in 1981 – the year of the singer's birth.Bryan Lessard from Australia's science agency, CSIRO, said the insect's behind made it the "all-time diva of flies". "It was the unique dense golden hairs on the fly's abdomen that led me to name this fly in honour of the performer Beyoncé as well as giving me the chance to demonstrate the fun side of taxonomy – the naming of species," he said. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted January 13, 2012 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Beyonce! ".............. widely considered a pest..." LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted January 14, 2012 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Oh I dunno. Beyonces ass is too fat for me. Great performer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted January 14, 2012 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Oh I dunno. Beyonces ass is too fat for me. Great performer though. Snap! I prefer the looks of Rihanna. But she's a pest too. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted January 14, 2012 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Snap! I prefer the looks of Rihanna. But she's a pest too. lol Yes, Rihanna. Now we're talking. She's more the full package to me. But without veering off-topic too radically - they should've named that fly after her instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainsawcam Posted January 16, 2012 #6 Share Posted January 16, 2012 they've also named a strain of cannabis after her and JayZ's baby, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted January 16, 2012 #7 Share Posted January 16, 2012 What, Beyonce has dense golden hair on her abdomen? I'm not sure whether she'd se this as a compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky7 Posted January 16, 2012 #8 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Let me see if I got this right... we just want to swat her and stop that annoying sound? yeah... that sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSquirrel Posted January 16, 2012 #9 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I like it so much... I put a ring on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky7 Posted January 18, 2012 #10 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I like it so much... I put a ring on it. I love this Red Squirrel! Well Done! ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted January 19, 2012 #11 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Well, she always said she was 'Fly'...... Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniqueWolf Posted March 30, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (too busy laughing to say anything) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted March 30, 2012 #13 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well it is a fly.Who wants a fly named after them ? Catherine Zeta Jones has a red lipstick shade named for her.... A ffllllyyy ? She's so stuck up,this will offend her. Bahahahahahaha ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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