Paul McDevitt
Star signs
WHICH celeb is king of the jungle? Feedback is pondering biologists’ propensity for cutting loose and naming critters after famous people, thus ensuring a little press boost when the discoveries are published.
The latest crop of ostentatious nomenclature hails from the Costa Rican undergrowth, where a group of “smiley face” spiders known for sporting emojis on their abdomens have been identified for the first time, among them Spintharus davidbowiei, S. barackobamai, S. michelleobamaae, S. berniesandersi, S. leonardodicaprioi and S. davidattenboroughi.
Whether having a creepy crawler with a fake smile named after you can really be considered an…
