Naming of new ant species from Ecuador breaks with binary gender conventions

Mongabay
Jul 5, 2021, 9:42 am209 pts
Scientists describing a new species of ant, Strumigenys ayersthey, have broken with conventional naming traditions and used the pronoun “they” instead of the traditional male or female form to promote nonbinary gender inclusivity. The new ant, described in a recent paper in ZooKeys, was named after the late…

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