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April 15th, 2005, 05:16 AM

Slime-mould bugs named after US statesmen
US President George W Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld can now also be called bushi, cheneyi and rumsfeldi, or simply slime-mould beetles.

Two former Cornell University entomologists named three species in the genus Agathidium after the US leaders, Cornell has announced.

Quentin Wheeler and Kelly Miller christened 65 new species of slime-mould beetles, named for the fungi-like moulds on which they feed, which they discovered after collecting thousands of specimens for a study of their evolution and classification.

Professor Wheeler, who after 24 years as a professor of entomology and plant biology at Cornell is now the keeper and head of entomology at the Natural History Museum in London, said the US leaders were being honoured for having "the courage of their convictions".

The bushi beetle is found in southern Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia; the rumsfeldi is from Oaxaca and Hidalgo in Mexico, and the cheneyi is known from Chiapas, Mexico, Professor Wheeler said.

-Reuters

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...4/s1344936.htm


I'm con't particularly agree with the policies of the Bush administration myself but,hey, if those scientists thought otherwise, then that's their freedom. And I guess that, whether we agree with the Bush team or not, we must honour them for the "courage of their convictions" somehow, and I'm sure the Bush team will be pleased to hear of the news that these scientists have granted them the priviledge of such an honour.

So my heartfelt congratulations go out to the Bush team.

Congratulations to you all!
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April 15th, 2005, 06:46 AM

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April 15th, 2005, 07:13 AM

Sorry, crit13, but just because you don't agree with Bush's policies, I don't see why we should be so oposed to others deciding to onour him and his team.
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April 15th, 2005, 08:09 AM

Machjo, thanks for the post, ignore critc, he is the last person who should be calling anyone petty
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April 15th, 2005, 11:37 AM

Now,Paul Martin is green with envy,after reading this! Someday,something slimy may be named after him.
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April 15th, 2005, 11:41 AM

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Now,Paul Martin is green with envy,after reading this! Someday,something slimy may be named after him.
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April 15th, 2005, 11:48 AM

I thought his eldest son was named after him?
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April 16th, 2005, 07:14 PM

I was thinking of Martin having some new venereal disease named after him..something involving the asshole area.
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April 20th, 2005, 09:29 AM

I'm no Bushco fan, by any means, but even I think the beetle thing is weenie.
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April 20th, 2005, 10:23 AM

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I was thinking of Martin having some new venereal disease named after him..something involving the asshole area.
Thats just down right beautiful Missile
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