Millipede species named after Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift has spent 258 weeks in the UK music charts
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Scientists have named a newly discovered millipede the “Nannaria swiftae” millipede in recognition of Taylor Swift’s “talent as a songwriter and performer”. Dr Derek Hennen, the lead author of the Virginia Tech study, said: “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 and his team spent five years searching for millipedes in the Appalachian Mountains.

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