Harrison Ford is the latest celebrity to have an animal species named after him. A new variety of snake found in Peru has been named the Tachymenoides harrisonfordi in appreciation of the actor and his environment advocacy over the years.
He also has a species of ant (the Pheidole harrisonfordi) and a spider (the Calponia harrisonfordi) named after him. However, he isn't the only famous face to have received the honour.
Here are five other celebrities who have inspired names of new species.
Jackie Chan
The action star had a species of lizard named after him in 2021 – the Cnemaspis jackieii. The lizard is known for its ability to move rapidly and hide inside small crevices, which reminded the researchers of Jackie Chan. The reptile can be found in southern India.
“Whenever we attempted to catch it, it would spring from one rock to the other, and crawl into the smallest of crevices to escape us,” said Saunak Pal of the Bombay Natural History Society in Mumbai.
In 2020, a wasp was named the Acrotaphus jackiechani after the actor.
Jane Goodall
A baby bilby triplet was named Jane after British conservationist Jane Goodall in 2017.
"Dr Jane Goodall is a living legend and one of the greatest conservationists of all time," said Frank Manthey, co-founder of Save the Bilby Fund. "She's been an idol of mine for so many years, and to finally get to meet her is, well, words won't describe it."
She also has a species of sea snail named after her, called Gibberula goodallae.
Sir David Attenborough
Famed British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has more than 40 species named after him, according to the BBC's Wildlife Magazine.
This includes a black-eyed satyr butterfly called Euptychia attenboroughi (2015), a type of dragonfly called Acisoma attenboroughi (2016) and flat lizard known as Platysaurus attenboroughi (2015).
"We thought it fitting the lizard be named after the world-famous naturalist after he made famous a closely related flat lizard species in the BBC series Life in Cold Blood," said Martin Whiting, who was part of a group of scientists who helped discover the new species of lizard.
Taylor Swift
The singer inspired the name of a new millipede species discovered last year. Researchers discovered the arthropod in the Appalachian Mountains in North America, along with 16 other types of millipede species.
Derek Hennen, lead study author and a researcher at Virginia Tech, is a fan of Taylor Swift and decided to name one of the millipede species Nannaria swiftae, or Swift twisted-claw millipede.
"Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school, so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks," Hennen said.
David Bowie
Once described as looking like a spider, David Bowie was the inspiration behind the Heteropoda davidbowie, a type of huntsman spider found in parts of Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand.
Peter Jager, the German spider expert who discovered the new species, said naming spiders after celebrities helps to draw attention to their marginal status.
"On the occasion of Bowie's 75th birthday, I wanted to commemorate this incomparable artist who left us much too early, but what matters most to me here is the idea of conservation: We only protect what we know – and an attractive name is much more likely to be remembered," said Jager in 2022.
It Was Just an Accident
Director: Jafar Panahi
Stars: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr
Rating: 4/5
RESULT
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 Manchester United 5
Galaxy: Dos Santos (79', 88')
United: Rashford (2', 20'), Fellaini (26'), Mkhitaryan (67'), Martial (72')
TV: World Cup Qualifier 2018 matches will be aired on on OSN Sports HD Cricket channel
Tickets
Tickets start at Dh100 for adults, while children can enter free on the opening day. For more information, visit www.mubadalawtc.com.
Essentials
The flights
Emirates, Etihad and Malaysia Airlines all fly direct from the UAE to Kuala Lumpur and on to Penang from about Dh2,300 return, including taxes.
Where to stay
In Kuala Lumpur, Element is a recently opened, futuristic hotel high up in a Norman Foster-designed skyscraper. Rooms cost from Dh400 per night, including taxes. Hotel Stripes, also in KL, is a great value design hotel, with an infinity rooftop pool. Rooms cost from Dh310, including taxes.
In Penang, Ren i Tang is a boutique b&b in what was once an ancient Chinese Medicine Hall in the centre of Little India. Rooms cost from Dh220, including taxes.
23 Love Lane in Penang is a luxury boutique heritage hotel in a converted mansion, with private tropical gardens. Rooms cost from Dh400, including taxes.
In Langkawi, Temple Tree is a unique architectural villa hotel consisting of antique houses from all across Malaysia. Rooms cost from Dh350, including taxes.
David Haye record
Total fights: 32
Wins: 28
Wins by KO: 26
Losses: 4
Groom and Two Brides
Director: Elie Semaan
Starring: Abdullah Boushehri, Laila Abdallah, Lulwa Almulla
Rating: 3/5
The specs: 2018 Maserati Ghibli
Price, base / as tested: Dh269,000 / Dh369,000
Engine: 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 355hp @ 5,500rpm
Torque: 500Nm @ 4,500rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 8.9L / 100km
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Pakistan (2nd innings) 190: Masood 65, Imam 57; Olivier 5-59
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West Brom v Leicester
West Ham v Newcastle
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Sheffield United v Wolves
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Burnley v Manchester United
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Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club race card
5pm: Abu Dhabi Fillies Classic (PA) Prestige; Dh110,000; 1,400m
5.30pm: Abu Dhabi Colts Classic (PA) Prestige; Dh110,000; 1,400m
6pm: Maiden (PA); Dh80,000; 1,600m
6.30pm: Abu Dhabi Championship (PA) Listed; Dh180,000; 1,600m
7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Handicap; Dh70,000; 2,200m
7.30pm: Handicap (PA); Dh100,000; 2,400m
If you go
The flights
Emirates (www.emirates.com) and Etihad (www.etihad.com) both fly direct to Bengaluru, with return fares from Dh 1240. From Bengaluru airport, Coorg is a five-hour drive by car.
The hotels
The Tamara (www.thetamara.com) is located inside a working coffee plantation and offers individual villas with sprawling views of the hills (tariff from Dh1,300, including taxes and breakfast).
When to go
Coorg is an all-year destination, with the peak season for travel extending from the cooler months between October and March.
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How to watch Ireland v Pakistan in UAE
When: The one-off Test starts on Friday, May 11
What time: Each day’s play is scheduled to start at 2pm UAE time.
TV: The match will be broadcast on OSN Sports Cricket HD. Subscribers to the channel can also stream the action live on OSN Play.
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Xhaka 25', Lacazette 55', Ramsey 79', Aubameyang 83'
Fulham 1
Kamara 69'
The studios taking part (so far)
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- Inspire Sports (Ladies Only)
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Libya's Gold
UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves.
The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.
Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.
Abdul Jabar Qahraman was meeting supporters in his campaign office in the southern Afghan province of Helmand when a bomb hidden under a sofa exploded on Wednesday.
The blast in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah killed the Afghan election candidate and at least another three people, Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak told reporters. Another three were wounded, while three suspects were detained, he said.
The Taliban – which controls much of Helmand and has vowed to disrupt the October 20 parliamentary elections – claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mr Qahraman was at least the 10th candidate killed so far during the campaign season, and the second from Lashkar Gah this month. Another candidate, Saleh Mohammad Asikzai, was among eight people killed in a suicide attack last week. Most of the slain candidates were murdered in targeted assassinations, including Avtar Singh Khalsa, the first Afghan Sikh to run for the lower house of the parliament.
The same week the Taliban warned candidates to withdraw from the elections. On Wednesday the group issued fresh warnings, calling on educational workers to stop schools from being used as polling centres.
