Daily Current Affairs / Rainbow-colored soldier fly named after drag queen 'RuPaul' by Australian scientist
Category : International Published on: September 17 2021
· Australian entomologists have named a fly species after drag queen superstar RuPaul
· The soldier fly, which aptly sports bold rainbow colors, now has the Latin name Opaluma rupaul.
· There are 2,700 species of soldier flies. They are not known to fly as much as house flies, and they come in a variety of colors.
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About Australia
v Prime Minister: Scott Morrison
v Capital: Canberra
v Currency: Australian dollar
v The Murray River is the longest river in Australia
v Lake St. Clair is the deepest lake in Australia
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