Taylor Swift Gets A New Species Of Millipede Named After Her

Taylor Swift has one of the biggest music careers of all time, but she now has something very tiny named after her.

The newly discovered Nannaria swiftae a brown and orange millipede discovered in a Tennessee forest got its name honoring the 11-time Grammy winner thanks to the Swift-loving scientist who identified it.

Im a big fan of Taylors music, and I listened to her music a lot during graduate school, entomologist Derek Hennen told HuffPost on Monday. It brought me joy and helped me through some difficult times, so I wanted to show my appreciation. Since this new species is from Tennessee and she lived in Tennessee for a while, I thought it was a nice fit.

This new millipede species is Nannaria swiftae: I named it after @taylorswift13! I'm a big fan of her music, so I wanted to show my appreciation by naming this new species from Tennessee after her. A high honor! pic.twitter.com/fXml3xX5Vs

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This new millipede species is Nannaria swiftae: I named it after @taylorswift13 ! I'm a big fan of her music, so I wanted to show my appreciation by naming this new species from Tennessee after her. A high honor! pic.twitter.com/fXml3xX5Vs
Derek Hennen, Ph.D. (@derekhennen) April 15, 2022

The wriggly arthropod, which will also go by the common name of Swift twisted-claw millipede, is one of 17 new species revealed in a study published last week by Hennen and other researchers at Virginia Tech.

The explanation for the name is included in the study, which says the millipede was named in recognition of Swifts talent as a songwriter and performer and in appreciation of the enjoyment her music brought to Hennen.

We cant help but see some similarities between the Nannaria swiftae and the singers Evermore album cover , where Swifts plaid coat echoes the color palette of the bug and she rocks a French braid that doesnt not look like a millipede.

She hasnt spoken up about her eponymous bug yet, but Hennen is hopeful she appreciates what a tribute this is.

I know not everyone likes bugs quite as much as I do, but I hope she thinks its a nice gesture, he said. For us scientists, we consider it a huge honor to have a species named after you, and I hope she feels the same way.

Its hard to pick just one favorite Swift song, Hennen said, but currently its either Betty from her Folklore album or New Romantics from 1989.