<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[🐝🎂 Scientists at the Natural #History Museum in #London named a new genus and species of parasitic #wasp to honor Sir #DavidAttenborough for his 100th birthday.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f41d.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--bee" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🐝" alt="🐝" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f382.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--birthday" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🎂" alt="🎂" /> Scientists at the Natural <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/History" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> Museum in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/London" rel="tag">#<span>London</span></a> named a new genus and species of parasitic <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/wasp" rel="tag">#<span>wasp</span></a> to honor Sir <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DavidAttenborough" rel="tag">#<span>DavidAttenborough</span></a> for his 100th birthday.</p><p>The specimen was collected in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Chile" rel="tag">#<span>Chile</span></a> in 1983 and remained in a <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/museum" rel="tag">#<span>museum</span></a> collection for over 40 years before its unique traits were identified. The wasp is about 3.5 mm long and has a T-shaped mark on its abdomen. </p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f449.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--point_right" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="👉" alt="👉" /> <a href="https://www.popsci.com/environment/david-attenborough-100-birthday-wasp/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>popsci.com/environment/david-a</span><span>ttenborough-100-birthday-wasp/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/science" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nature" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/biology" rel="tag">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/insects" rel="tag">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/biodiversity" rel="tag">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/taxonomy" rel="tag">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/museums" rel="tag">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/discovery" rel="tag">#<span>discovery</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/learning" rel="tag">#<span>learning</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/wildlife" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d0ca0c6c-aa08-4d80-847f-fa55d905d6a4/scientists-at-the-natural-history-museum-in-london-named-a-new-genus-and-species-of-parasitic-wasp-to-honor-sir-davidattenborough-for-his-100th-birthday.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:37:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d0ca0c6c-aa08-4d80-847f-fa55d905d6a4.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:30:01 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>