Public has chance to name new moth species
Source: AP
By ASTRID GALVAN
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An auction on eBay allows the public to make a different kind of purchase as they peruse the used clothing, electronics and war relics on the site. Up for sale: naming rights to a new insect.
A moth that weighs less than an ounce and measures about an inch was discovered eight years ago at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico by entomologist Eric H. Metzler.
The rigorous process to have a new species approved has taken several years, but now Metzler, a volunteer at the park, is ready to give his flying friend a name.
That honor is usually bestowed on the person who made the finding.
FULL story at link. The auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Moth-Species-Naming-WNPA-Documented-Commission-of-Zoological-Nomenclature-/281812249261?hash=item419d51aaad:g:yL8AAOSwEetV-v0B
This undated photo provided by Eric H. Metzler shows a new species of moth, discovered by Metzler, that will be named by the lucky winner of an online auction whose proceeds will benefit the Western National Parks Association, which has funded some of Metzler's research. The auction on eBay allows the public to purchase the right to name the new species of moth. (Eric H. Metzler via AP)
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e731412d40ae43019911792dd2c42ae2/public-has-chance-name-new-moth-species
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a fuzzy pipe cleaner!
