For those who believe Democrats are miserable parasites in their lives, The Horn News has a fun story for you.
In September of 2016, U.S.-based scientists discovered a new species of parasite and named it after the world’s most deserving liberal — then-President Barack Obama.
The new species was discovered by Thomas Platt, an expert on turtle parasites, and was dubbed the name “Baracktrema obamai.”
The new parasitic flatworm was so unusual that is needed not only a new species designation, but its own genus as well.
“This is the first time such an action has been taken for this group of turtle parasites in 21 years,” said the report in the Journal of Parasitology on September 8, 2016.
According to the now-retired Platt, he thought naming the parasite after Obama would be fitting because the worms “face incredible obstacles to complete their journey and must contend with the immune system of the host in order to mature and reproduce.”
Americans with their heads screwed on properly, though, can recognize that Obama never did complete his journey… nor mature much during his eight years in office.
According to The Daily Mail, Platt was influenced to do genealogy research that ironically came back with the results that he is indeed Obama’s fifth cousin, twice removed.
“I have named a number of species after people I admire, from my father-in-law, my Ph.D. adviser, and good friends who are academics and/or amateur naturalists,” Platt said in a statement in 2016.
And now he can say he has named a parasite after his fifth cousin.
You’ll find no objections from us.
In addition to parasites, Obama was the inspiration behind the naming of a trapdoor spider, a lichen, a fish, and an ancient lizard.
–The Horn editorial team