ELISSA MARTIN, YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYCthulhu is a lot smaller than H.P. Galaxus gollumoides is, fittingly, a swamp-dwelling fish species. And two weevils are named Macrostyphlus frodo and Macrostyphlus gandalf , although M. frodo is, strangely, the larger of the two. Sauroniops pachytholus Lord of the Rings Galaxus gollumoides Balinia Bofuria Durinia Dvalinia Gimlia Oini Macrostyphlus frodo Macrostyphlus gandalf M. frodo A genus of parasitic wasps, Aleiodes , was named for individual members of the Assassin's Guild in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. In the Oxford Museum of Natural History, thinly-sliced fossil Cthulhu and its digital reconstruction wait dreaming.

Source: Forbes April 11, 2019 06:45 UTC