A team of scientists from Virginia Tech have been hard at work confirming suspicions that there are more species of millipedes than originally tracked.
After confirming 16 new species, the researchers also revealed one species would be named Nannaria swiftae in honor of Taylor Swift.
Derek Hennen, the lead author of the project is the one responsible for the odd, yet charming honor and it comes from a place of nothing but love, admiration and and respect for Swift’s music.
“Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school, so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks,” Hennen shared, according to phys.org. Seems appropriate.
For reference, Hennen also named another recently discovered species after his wife, so it clearly comes from a place of love.
According to a tweet from Hennen, Nannaria swiftae are native to Tennessee, which clearly aided in the decision to name it after Swift. Anyone wonder what the 32-year-old has to say about this? Maybe it’ll inspire a future song.
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