New Species of Mantis is Discovered and One Chief Justice is Not Laughing

New Species of Mantis is Discovered and One Chief Justice is Not Laughing

Researchers have identified a new species of leaf dwelling praying mantis.  The researchers decided to make a statement for gender equality, which is apparently ignored in the field of entomology, by naming  this new species of mantis after women’s lib champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

One female entomologist in particular has noted that different species of mantises, as well as other bugs, are commonly differentiated by the male mantises reproductive organs while the female mantises reproductive organs are nearly always ignored during classification.  This female researcher pointed out that one species of mantis is actually two different species of mantis based on the female having different reproductive structures.  However, the species in question was always assumed to be one species because only the mantises male reproductive organs were taken into account during the classification stage.

So imagine how many single species of mantises out there are really two or more different species that have gone unnoticed because entomologists failed to examine the differing of the female mantises lady bits.  Shout out for feminism!  However, when news hits that a praying mantis, a bug notorious for killing its male counterparts, has been named after Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, maybe people will assume the women’s lib judge was chosen for different reasons.

If you found a new species of insect, what would you name it and why?