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New to Nature No 84: Aleiodes gaga

The tiny wasp Aleiodes gaga is remarkable not for its biology or its name but for the 'turbo-taxonomic' method of its discoveryA new species of parasitoid wasp of the family Braconidae from Thailand has been named "in honour of popular singer and performer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga". The species is known from a single female specimen collected along a nature trail at 507 metres elevation in the Chae Son National Park. What makes this 5mm wasp interest...

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New to Nature No 84: Aleiodes gaga

Guardian Music — The tiny wasp Aleiodes gaga is remarkable not for its biology or its name but for the 'turbo-taxonomic' method of its discoveryA new species of parasitoid wasp of the fam... more info

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