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Ot - Sting........An animal named after him ????

PostPosted: 13 May 2009 11:51
by visions
Just watched one of my fav. shows

Quiz show about music Spicks and Specks

Do not answer this Aussie fans..................

Three artist were show and were matched with an animal named after them....Animal / reptile/ amphibian/ not telling you the creatures involved dead give away................have a guess and will tell you later :wink:

Sting was one of them

do not need name just what type of creature from above.....I do not want to say to much.... given it away...... I got it right!!!! :D

Have a go and love to hear the answers... :lol: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: 13 May 2009 12:36
by Philippe Again
I know what species it is, but let the suspense works awhile. Can I just say it is from South America?

A fish was named after John Lennon some years ago. If I understand why this ??? was named after Sting, because of the things he did (and is still doing), I'm a bit surprised that more and more animals are named after artists... This "tradition" was reserved to scientists or people who largely helped science, but giving a scientific name beause of an actor or a singer makes me a bit circumspect... But after all, maybe it'll give more interest in biology? Who knows?

PostPosted: 13 May 2009 12:46
by LISTING
Haha
I won't say which animal it is, but I can say its scientifical mane : "Dendropsophus Stingi" :wink:

PostPosted: 13 May 2009 14:12
by smax
read it, read it.......

PostPosted: 13 May 2009 14:57
by TheEqualizer
Its gotta be some sort of rare rainforest creature. A frog maybe. A bearded frog?

PostPosted: 13 May 2009 16:55
by policefan
Pookie?

PostPosted: 13 May 2009 16:58
by TOWOS
:shock: (Recovering after the Vision of Visions'avatar)...

Do WE really WANT to answer this question??? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

PostPosted: 14 May 2009 04:07
by luddite lady
Would the animal be a canary in a coal mine?

PostPosted: 14 May 2009 04:24
by AnaliaFer
Maybe a horse? haha In spanish is a joke, I am playing with translation, but in english is nonsense, hahahaha

PostPosted: 14 May 2009 08:05
by visions
[quote="TheEqualizer"]Its gotta be some sort of rare rainforest creature. A frog maybe. A bearded frog?[/quote]

well done :D

A frog :shock: a very green frog!

There was a worm, a moth, a frog

I had no idea though went with the frog because of rainforests!

one of the worm or moth was named after the Beatles (sorry cant remember which one)

PostPosted: 14 May 2009 11:49
by Philippe Again
[quote="visions"]
one of the worm or moth was named after the Beatles (sorry cant remember which one)[/quote]

A marine worm, called Bushiella beatlesi, from the Pacific Ocean:
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php? ... &id=327316

PostPosted: 14 May 2009 14:26
by TheEqualizer
[quote="visions"][quote="TheEqualizer"]Its gotta be some sort of rare rainforest creature. A frog maybe. A bearded frog?[/quote]

well done :D

A frog :shock: a very green frog!

There was a worm, a moth, a frog

I had no idea though went with the frog because of rainforests!

one of the worm or moth was named after the Beatles (sorry cant remember which one)[/quote]

Wow. That was a total stab in the dark. :D

PostPosted: 14 May 2009 17:36
by 63falcon
[quote="AnaliaFer"]Maybe a horse? haha In spanish is a joke, I am playing with translation, but in english is nonsense, hahahaha[/quote]

Maybe a RADISH EATING horse :lol: .....,although now am probaly beating a dead one........