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Saturday 27 October 2012

Pink Yoda lives in the deep sea


Sometimes it's fun to not write about the games I play, but to write about the world they are supposed to represent. Today some news from both our own and the Star Wars universe: a new deep sea worm species was found and named after the wise master because of its eary appearance: Yoda purpurata, which you can translate as 'pink Yoda'. I don't know about you, but I like it!

At least it's something different than just naming a species after a scientist you admire, like usually is done. I also like the idea that 'Yoda' is living somewhere on this planet, secluded from the rest of the living world, just like he was on Dagobah.

More about this interesting earthly reincarnation of Yoda: Yoda worm brings Star Wars to the deep sea (The Guardian).

2 comments :

  1. That is pretty cool. :)

    When news like that appear the things that always amuse me are the scientists reasoning for the names and how much more weird life is on earth than anyone previously imagined!

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    1. Those scientists must really have had a blast when making up this one, good to see they aren't too serious all the time. ^^

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