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# Scientist Names New Millipede Species After Taylor Swift!
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/scientist-names-new-millipede-species-after-taylor-swift/
- Published: 2022-04-19T04:23:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T03:49:48.000Z
- Author: Celebritykind
- Tags: Environment, Taylor Swift, #Migrated-1790725431459, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:45

Big news in the world of millipedes and scientific discovery!

Entomologist and myriapodologist **Derek Hennen** \- who happens to be a **Taylor Swift** fan - has announced the discovery of 17 new species of millipede in North America's Appalachian Mountains, and *yes friends,* one of those species is named after the superstar herself.

The twisted-claw millipede was discovered by a group of scientists from Virginia Tech and Hennen, who was lead author of the study decided to name the little creature "Nannaria swiftae."

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"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 honour!" he shared on Twitter.

> BIG NEWS! Our new paper describing 17 new species of Twisted-Claw Millipedes from Appalachia is published! I spent 5 years of my life searching for them with [@Nannaria1](https://twitter.com/Nannaria1?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) and [@apheloria](https://twitter.com/apheloria?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io). I named a new species after my wife, and another after [@taylorswift13](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)! [https://t.co/QXRT6gk1Px](https://t.co/QXRT6gk1Px?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) [pic.twitter.com/kL4T56P4Qd](https://t.co/kL4T56P4Qd?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)
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> — Derek Hennen, Ph.D. (@derekhennen) [April 15, 2022](https://twitter.com/derekhennen/status/1515065216496717831?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)

Tay Tay hasn't responded to the honour just yet...

FYI, Hennen named other species after his wife (Nannaria marianae) and various trees too.

*(Feature Image Credit: Derek Hennen/Twitter; DFree/Shutterstock)*