back to article Golden booty-shakin' bug named after pop diva Beyoncé

American popular music luminary Beyoncé has had a species of horse fly named after her in honour of the one-time Destiny Child singer's celebrated bottom. Bryan Lessard, a boffin at Australia's science research institute CSIRO, said that the Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae paid tribute to Beyoncé's divine derriere. According to …

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  1. Mage Silver badge

    Risque photo to Enrage Daily Mail

    It seems to be pole dancing.

  2. Russ.T.Starfish
    Facepalm

    This article needs a comparison picture.... I am disappointed such an opportunity was overlooked

    1. diodesign (Written by Reg staff) Silver badge

      Re:

      Try http://images.google.com/ C.

  3. Bunker_Monkey
    Pirate

    Have you ever been bitten by a horsefly?

    Proper ouch and they dont take no for an answer either!

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    All the scientists say it's bootylicious (for a small insect)

    So, are they trying to say that Beyoncé is pretty fly then?

    (Ironic, as the fly itself is not pretty).

  5. t_lark
    Meh

    I did a similar image search and got a withered maid staring at a mac book http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2rQqgKRpg_4/THwieDLDvyI/AAAAAAAABMo/c8OKHF9Ijlk/s400/LS_11.jHmmmm. An onerous premonition for the future of Beyonce?

  6. IR

    I didn't think I was ready for that jelly

    And sure enough, I was.

  7. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    "Destiny Child singer's celebrated bottom" - ah yes, many's the time I've "celebrated" over videos of her bottom

  8. Nanners
    Coat

    And...

    It has under arm hair.

  9. PeterM42
    Devil

    Sorry, butt.......

    Beyoncé's butt looks MUCH better that the fly's. These scientists DO have strange ideas (Like the alleged causes of so called "global warming".)

  10. Colin Miller
    Headmaster

    It's "Destiny's Child", not "Destiny Child", and I don't like Beyoncé or her oversized butt.

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