Aha ha
| Aha ha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Aha |
| Species: | A. ha |
| Binomial name | |
| Aha ha Menke, 1977 | |
Aha ha is a species of Australian wasp, named by the entomologist Arnold Menke in 1977 as a joke. Menke described how, when he received a package a colleague containing insect specimens, he exclaimed "Aha!".The name of the insect is commonly found in bizarre scientific names list. [1] The name was also used as the vehicle registration plate of Menke's car.AHA ha[2]
References
- ↑ "Park Science 2" (PDF). 1982.
- ↑ Arnold S. Menke (1993). "Funny or Curious Zoological Names". Bogus Volumino Negatori Doso (University of California, Riverside): 24–27.
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