President Bush Has Slime-Mold Beetle Named After Him

Posted on April 16, 2005

In an exciting development, President Bush has had a slime-mold beetle named after him. The beetle's scientific name is now Agathidium bushi. Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney have slime-mold beetles named after them too. Rumsfeld's beetle is the Agathidium rumsfeldi and Cheney's is the Agathidium cheneyi. The two entomologists who named the beetles said the names were an honor and that it "didn't have anything to do with physical features."

One of the entomologists said he admired all three men for "having the courage of their convictions" and standing up for freedom and democracy.

Other beetles were named after the scientists' wives, Star Wars uber-villain Darth Vader and the Greek words for "ugly" and "having prominent teeth."

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