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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by colourlesspony@pawb.social to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] GoTime@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A spider discovered by James Bond and named after Barack Obama. Ok then.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Discovered by Jason Bond, along with 33 other species, many of which he named for famous people.