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Dermophis donaldtrumpi

Discussion in 'The Dungeon' started by Timothy Landon, Dec 19, 2018.

  1. Timothy Landon

    Timothy Landon Well-Known Member

    Dermophis donaldtrumpi is the planned name for species of caecilian, to be named after Donald Trump. The species was first found in Panama.

    The right to name the species was auctioned off by the Rainforest Trust for $25,000 and bought by the sustainable building materials company EnviroBuild. Money raised by the sale of the naming rights of Dermophis donaldtrumpi and 11 other new species will go towards the conservation of these species' habitats.[1][2]

    Aidan Bell, owner of EnviroBuild, named the species after Trump to bring awareness to Trump's policies on climate change and the danger they pose of causing the extinction of species. Bell said “It is the perfect name. Caecilian is taken from the Latin caecus, meaning ‘blind’, perfectly mirroring the strategic vision President Trump has consistently shown towards climate change[​IMG]
     
  2. Spang308

    Spang308 Well-Known Member

    Climate change is not manmade, therefore Trumps policies for, or against it, are irrelevant.
    With that said, fuck you Aidan Bell. Enjoy your $25,000 worm.
     
  3. R Acree

    R Acree Banned

    But, but, but...hockey stick graphs...
     
  4. gixxerreese

    gixxerreese Well-Known Member

    Can’t wait to see their face when we start this mini ice age next year. That’s what the real climatologist claim anyway. Due to the sun going into some inactive phase.
     
  5. Spang308

    Spang308 Well-Known Member

    Me too. Watching them spin man made sun intensity will be extremely entertaining.
     
  6. blkduc

    blkduc no time for jibba jabba

    TDS must be painful.
     
  7. Spang308

    Spang308 Well-Known Member

    I wish it were terminal...
     

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