Dowbrigade

Scientists may be serious people, engaged in the pursuit of objective
truth. But when it comes to naming species, they often let their hair
down.

So the insect world has Heerz tooya, Apopyllus now and Pieza pi and Pieza rhea,
among thousands of puns and other oddities. (In science, all creatures are binomial,
with a capitalized genus name followed by a lower-case species name.) The oceans
are home to Ittibittium, a genus of mollusks that are smaller than those named
Bittium. There are species named for body parts and bodily functions, for celebrities,
painters and writers, for cartoon characters and favorite sports. For those who
find it to be all too much, there is even Ba humbugi, a snail from Fiji.

Still don’t get the Bill Gates joke…

from the
New York Times