#scientific name

[ahhvernin]

I typed in the wrong scientific name into Google today and got this:

Its called a PINK FAIRY ARMADILLO.

IT LOOKS LIKE SALMON SUSHI. IT LOOKS LIKE A MOLE COSPLAYING AS SALMON SUSHI. ITS SMOL. LIKE A MOLE.

BUT ITS AN ARMADILLO.

It's scientific name is Chlamyphorus truncatus.

I was trying to search for Chlamydopodium, an algae. LOOK AT IT! ITS WILD, WIERD, PINK, AND CUTE.

Stranger Things: Meet the pink fairy armadillo

It’s the smallest armadillo species in the world, and arguably the cutest. About the size of a dollar bill, the pink fairy armadillo is a no

[mysterious-wet-stain]

OXEYE DAISY

(Leucanthemum vulgare)

Flowers: white petals surrounding a bright yellow centre. They grow in solitary heads and are around three to five centimetres wide.

The Latin name Leucanthemum is said to have originated from the ancient Greek word ‘leucos’, meaning white.

A resilient little flower, look for oxeye daisies on roadside verges, meadows and waste ground.

[futurebird]

A short video series where species with goofy, overly bland, vaguely insulting, or otherwise strange scientific names confront the biologists who named them.

[bagofbonesmp3]

Starting the Autistic Beam collection.

yes... yes.....

[sundermunder]

The western gorilla has the best scientific name

[fungusqueen]

While on the topic of scientific mushroom names that are difficult to remember...

May I introduce: Neoalbatrellus subcaeruleoporus! 

[sporadic-science]

After five years of writing lab reports and wasting hours trying to figure out current accepted scientific names and authorities I’ve FINALLY found a database that works. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is my best friend. It’s super easy to navigate and lists common names and unaccepted old/new names as well. Reblog to save a life 

[glittergroovy]