Quirky News / 11 October 2022
The Djokovic beetle, a backpack for bumblebees and long-lost Beatles tablecloth up for sale…
Speaking of Novak Djokovic, Serbian scientists have named a newly-discovered beetle after the tennis champ. The ‘duvalius djokovici’ shares several traits with its namesake, including strength and thriving in harsh environments. Like detention in Melbourne, perhaps?
We told you last month about tiny backpacks for birds, and now bumblebees are getting even tinier backpacks. The fuzzy creatures are native to the Northern Hemisphere and considered an invasive species in Tassie, so Aussie scientists are tracking how they might affect native species.
And a long-lost tablecloth doodled on by The Beatles ahead of their final official concert in San Francisco in 1966 is up for auction, gravy stains and all. The story behind it is quite something…
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