🐝🎂 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.

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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.

The specimen was collected in #Chile in 1983 and remained in a #museum 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.

https://www.popsci.com/environment/david-attenborough-100-birthday-wasp/

#science #nature #biology #insects #biodiversity #taxonomy #museums #discovery #learning #wildlife