25 Awesomely Nerdy And Humorous Animal Species Names

Posted by , Updated on March 21, 2024

From Apopyllus now to Verae peculya these are 25 awesome nerdy and humorous animal species names.

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Vini vidivici

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This extinct south pacific parakeet gets its name from the Latin phrase “veni, vidi, vici,” which means “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

24

Gelae baen

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Gelae is a genus for fungus beatles. Other species in the genus include Gelae belae, Gelae donut, and Galae rol.

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Apopyllus now

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This spider was apparently named by a Marlon Brando fan.

22

Agra vation

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Other beetles in this genus include Agra cadabra and Agra phobia

21

Han solo

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It is the only species in the genus Han, which makes its name very convenient. And it’s also a Star Wars character.

20

Phthiria relativitae

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Einstein would be proud.

19

Gollumjapyx smeagol

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This diplurian arthropod is named after Lord of the Rings.

18

Kamera lens

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You’ll definitely need a good lens to see this single celled organism

17

Heerz lukenatcha

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This wasp is endemic to South and Central America. Other related species include Heerz tooya.

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Pieza kake

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Other species in the genus are Pieza pi and Pieza rhea

15

Reissa roni

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Whoever named it was probably hungry.

14

Ba humbugi

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It’s a snail endemic to Fiji.

13

Oedipina complex

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The name of this species was actually Oedipus comlex until only recently.

12

La cerveza

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La, one of the Spanish words for “the”, has been turned into something of a satirical genus. This moth is translated as “beer”. La cucaracha is also pretty famous. It means cockroach.

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Ytu brutus

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Julius Ceasar’s dying words live on in this Brazilian water beetle.

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Ninjemys oweni

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The “ninja” in this gigantic extinct turtle’s name is a reference to the Ninja Turtles (emys actually means turtle in latin). Richard Owens was the guy who named it. Basically it means “Owen’s Ninja Turtle”.

9

Bittium

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A genus of really small mollusks

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Ittibittium

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A genus of even smaller mollusks

7

Aha ha

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This is a species of Australian wasp.

6

Chaos chaos

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A protozoan whose name is just a bunch of chaos.

5

Leonardo davincii

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A moth with a very famous name.

4

Myzocallis kahawaluokalani

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In Hawaiian the name supposedly means “you fish on your side of the lagoon and I’ll fish on the other, and no one will fish in the middle”

3

Spongiforma squarepantsii

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A mushroom named after Spongebob Squarepants.

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Lalapa lusa

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A wasp named after the international music festival

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Verae peculya

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It’s a peculiar wasp.