"They": This New Ant Species May Be The First To Get Gender-Neutral Name KEY POINTS They gave it the name Strumigenys ayersthey, notably using the suffix "-they" It may be the only species in the world to currently have "-they" as a suffix Singer from the band R.E.M., Michael Stipe, also played a small role in the study Researchers discovered a new ant species in Ecuador and gave it a special name that honors gender equality. It may be the only species today to have a non-binary scientific name. Strumigenys is among the most diverse ant genera, with over 850 species belonging to it, the authors of a new