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Scientists named hundreds of new to science species this year, including an electric blue tarantula, two pygmy squids, a silent frog, and some thumb-sized chameleons. These newly uncovered creatures give us just a glimpse into the immense biodiversity yet to be found across the planet. “I think most people believe that we know most species […]
"Snakes...why'd it have to be snakes?" That's what the main character Indiana Jones of Raiders of the Lost Ark (and anyone with ophidiophobia) uttered when encountering a snake.
Remember Indiana Jones’ famous line “Snakes! Why’d it have to be snakes?” in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark? That iconic moment has taken on a new twist as the actor behind the adventurous archaeologist, Harrison Ford, has become the namesake of a newly described snake species. In the forests of Otishi National […]
Harrison Ford’s iconic character Indiana Jones may have a fear of snakes, but a newly discovered species of snake has been dedicated to the actor by an Illinois Wesleyan University biologist. IWU Robert Harrington Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr and a team of biologists discovered a new species of snake during a May 2022 expedition
Scientists working in Peru have named a new species of snake after the Indiana Jones actor.