Scientists name newly-discovered species of snail after Greta Thunberg

A new species of snail has been named after teen climate activist Greta Thunberg for her efforts to raise awareness about environmental emergency in  planet on February 20. Scientists from Taxon Expeditions have named an approximately 2mm long and 1mm wide snail with grey tentacles and a concave shell as 'Craspedotropis gretathunberga'. This new species was discovered by a company which reportedly organises scientific trips for teams consisting both people and scientists. 

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According to international media reports, snail expert and co-founder of Taxon Expeditions, Men Schilthuizen said that newly discovered snail belongs to a group of land which is “kwn to be sensitive to drought, temperatures extremes, and forest degration”. study published in Biodiversity Data Journal stated that local staff of National Park h anymously decided to name mollusc after 17-year-old climate activist. 

International media reports have also stated that citizen scientist JP Lim has said it was researchers' way to ackwledge that her generation will be responsible for fixing problems that “y did t create”. Furrmore, Thunberg was reportedly “delighted” to have species named after her. 

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Beetle named after Thunberg

While se scientists named a newly discovered snail after Thunberg, earlier Natural History Museum in London anunced that a newly discovered miniature beetle would be named after 16-year-old climate activist, Greta Thunberg on October 25. Michael Darby, a scientific associate at museum houred Swedish activist by naming tiny creature as “Nelloptodes gretae” which also belongs to smallest kwn free-living animals. 

scientists recognised Thunberg's vocacy for climate action and protection of natural world and named an entire species of beetles after her which is w formally registered in Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. Darby mitted having been working on a family of beetles which are also 'smallest free-living creatures'. He furr also explains that beetles are t parasitic but are living creatures in soil and feeds on fungal hyphae and spores. 

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(With inputs from ncies)