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Rainbow-colored soldier fly named after drag queen 'RuPaul' by Australian scientist

Category : International
Published on: September 17 2021 Share on facebook

·         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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v  Currency: Australian dollar

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