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This Legendary Rock Musician Has a Spider Named After Him, and I Can’t Believe I’m Just Finding Out

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It’s been about 18 years, and I am just now finding out that Neil Young has a spider named after him. Seriously. It’s called the Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi , and it was identified as a new species in 2007/08. According to a 2008 report from NBC News , the Neil Young spider was discovered by a team of scientists led by Jason Bond, a biologist at East Carolina University. It was Bond who conjured the moniker for the newfound arachnid. “There are rather strict rules about how you name new species,” Bond told NBC News. Videos by VICE “As long as these rules are followed, you can give a new species just about any name you please,” Bond added. He then offered some insight into why he picked Young to name the spider after. “With regards to Neil Young,” he said.…

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