Entomologist Bryan Lessard hopes to draw attention to the underappreciated insects and inspire young LGBTQ science-lovers.
An Australian scientist has named an eye-catching new fly species after RuPaul ― and the “Drag Race” host seems to approve.
Opaluma rupaul is an iridescent species of soldier fly, important insects that are usually underappreciated by the general public. “Soldier flies are valuable in the ecosystem,” Bryan Lessard, an entomologist with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,. “The larvae recycle nutrients from dead plants and animals, while adults are pollinators of some Australian plants.”Fly, fly, fly, fly, uh oh, uh oh.
“Naming a species is the first step to understanding and protecting them because otherwise they’re invisible to science,”“It has a costume of shiny metallic rainbow colors, and it has legs for days,” he said.‘Rainbow colors & legs for days’: Australian fly species named after RuPaul
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