'She is a great advocate for saving the planet and she is amazing at doing it, so I thought that this was a good opportunity to recognize that.'
The newly discovered insect was named Nelloptodes gretae after the 16-year-old Swedish activist, according to the Natural History Museum in London.
"I'm really a great fan of Greta," Michael Darby, who works at the museum and named the insect, said in a statement."She is a great advocate for saving the planet and she is amazing at doing it, so I thought that this was a good opportunity to recognize that." Nelloptodes gretae is described as a yellow and gold beetle, with no eyes or wings, that measures just 0.79 millimeters. The beetle's small size is one of the reasons it had been so unknown.The bug was first collected in Kenya between 1964 and 1965 by entomologist William Brock. He took samples of soil from around east Africa and gave them to the museum, where they had been stored away up until now.
Darby went through the samples recently and was able to describe Nelloptodes gretae, as well as a new genus and eight other new beetle species. Thunberg recently made headlines for her damning speech at the U.N. Climate Action Summit, in which she condemned world leaders.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Please Meet Greta Thunberg the Beetle, Not to Be Confused With Greta Thunberg the PersonGreta Thunberg has not yet managed to convince global leaders that the impending collapse of our planetary ecosystem takes precedence over immediate economic interests. But she has achieved a longtime goal of mine: she got a bug named after her. Can the bug survive an eco-pocalypse? We’ll soon (very soon, all too soon) find out!
Read more »
Meet the Grandmas Inspired by Greta Thunberg to Save the PlanetIn Sweden, a group of elderly women have come together to follow in Greta's footsteps and fight for the climate.
Read more »
Please Meet Greta Thunberg the Beetle, Not to Be Confused With Greta Thunberg the PersonGreta Thunberg has not yet managed to convince global leaders that the impending collapse of our planetary ecosystem takes precedence over immediate economic interests. But she has achieved a longtime goal of mine: she got a bug named after her. Can the bug survive an eco-pocalypse? We’ll soon (very soon, all too soon) find out!
Read more »
Jane Fonda accepts BAFTA while being arrested during climate change protestThe 81-year-old has vowed to be a nuisance every Friday 'for 14 weeks' after being inspired by activists like Greta Thunberg
Read more »
Meet the Grandmas Inspired by Greta Thunberg to Save the PlanetIn Sweden, a group of elderly women have come together to follow in Greta's footsteps and fight for the climate.
Read more »
Kim Kardashian's Pal Jonathan Cheban Legally Changes Name to FoodgodJonathan Cheban is dead (in name) ... and the Foodgod has risen.
Read more »