New species of Malaysian water beetle named after Leonardo DiCaprio

Mongabay
Apr 30, 2018, 11:13 pm222 pts
Citizen scientists have named a newly discovered species of water beetle after Leonardo DiCaprio in recognition of the Hollywood actor’s support of environmental causes. Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi was discovered during an expedition to a remote tract of rainforest in Sabah’s Maliau Basin, in the heart…

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