Biologist Names ‘Neil Young’ Spider
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 23:37 Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young is rockin' in the bug world after an American biologist named a new species of trapdoor spider after his favourite musician. "I am terrified of spiders"
East Carolina University biologist Jason Bond calls the new species Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.
"There are rather strict rules about how you name new species," Bond said in a statement.
"As long as these rules are followed you can give a new species just about any name you please. With regards to Neil Young, I really enjoy his music and have had a great appreciation of him as an activist for peace and justice."
The 62-year-old veteran rocker — whose hits include Rockin' in the Free World, Heart of Gold and Old Man — rose to fame in the 1960s with the band Buffalo Springfield and later, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
In recent years, the Toronto-born singer has become a vocal social activist and an anti-war advocate with CDs such as Living with War.




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