Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Should have been dung beetles...
Three slime-beetles got named after Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld:
Agathidium bushi, Agathidium cheneyi, and Agathidium rumsfeldi.
The first one was found in Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina, the other two in Mexico. Grad student explains. (Hat tip: Pharyngula)