Barack and Michelle Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are being immortalized by researchers who decided to name a species of spiders after them.
A group of scientists recently discovered 15 new species of the Spintharus spider, known for what appears to be a smiling face. Researchers believed only one species existed, found in North America and parts of Northern Brazil.
Since each spider is only local to each country, including Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico, biology professor Ingi Agnarsson said each separate species required its individual name.
“In naming these spiders, the students and I wanted to honor people who stood up for both human rights and warned about climate change — leaders and artists who promoted sensible approaches for a better world,” Agnarsson said.
As a Vermont-based team, the undergraduate students decided to bestow the honor on the states socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, naming one of the species Spintharus berniesandersi.
“Our time on this earth is limited…But I think that ideas are not that way. It is my hope that through naming that spider after Bernie we can remember the ideas that he has at this pivotal point in the life of our nation,” researcher Lily Sargeant told Futurism.com.
There is also a Spintharus barackobamai and S. michelleobamaae, named after the former president and first lady.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio also has a species of Spintharus named after him for his environmental activism.
ht/ fdr in hell
Shoulda called it the Parasitus Creatis Maximus Spider.
She needs to stop smokin the damn Spiders !!!
They should have used their names for blood sucking parasites
Wait a second. Scrreeeeetch this shit to a halt. Since when is our limited time on Earth more valuable than the limited time of Earth itself?!@?!?#$? #ClimateChage
Big Mike the spider
“If you like your web, you can keep your web.”
“All this, for a fly.”
So, spiders stand up for human rights and climate change?
I hope somebody informed them of their duties.
I think that if they want to accurately “honor” this bunch that all of these “species” should be named “Spintharus self-serving-lying-sack of pig shit-communist-traitorous-worse than worthless-vile-evil-scum sucking-parasitical-whoring-satan worshiping-baby killing-soon to be turned to ash” spider.
Only an arachnologist would think naming a spider after somebody would be a good tribute.
Fail
I’m pretty sure Obama was waiting to have scientists name a housefly species after him.
Let’s see…entangle prey in a web, then suck the life from it…sounds exactly like our government to me!
appropriately named arachnids, however they should have used the names for a new species of reptiles
Actually everything finally comes nicely together. Any of those honored individuals stands for nothing but shit, piles and piles of it. Shit attracts flies. Flies and spiders are marriage in heaven. Got it ? 😉
These spiders are communist in nature and refuse to come out of the closet habitat and are frequently found in government housing.
@organgrinder: But then people would be saying things like,
“Your Obama is open. I can see your Bernie.”
🙂
“wanted to honor people who stood up for both human rights and warned about climate change — leaders and artists who promoted sensible approaches for a better world”
epic fail !
Come into my parlor said the spider to the scientist!
So… they were cockroaches previously and now they’re spiders. I’m confluxed!
Stink bugs made their way here during bammy’s tenure,given their pervasive, intrusive behavior, they shoulda name them;
barackus obamas stinkus
So, I guess that explains the increase in that spider species’ suicides.
How then do they explain Barkys pet face fly?
The fraud of Basement Radon Abatement can be easily exposed by the fact if you have spiders in your basement, you don’t have a radon problem. Plus, radon has a half life of only 3.8 days.
Another fleecing of the sheep.
Closterfuckus Erroneous.
Can spiders be blood sucking commies?
Just imagine those three with an additional 6 greedy hands to grab OPM!
Oh, look! It’s half black!!
Are the spiders poisonous?
Creepy. Ugly. Hairy. Universally disliked.
Yup, that’s a critter you name after the First Mooch!
Has anyone every endeavored to name bowel movement shapes? That’s a match right there.
They should have named barking spiders after them. If you know what a barking spider is you’ll get it. They’re all barking spiders because everything they do stinks to high heaven.