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British Natural History Museum: Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday
May 08, 2026
LONDON, England, May 8 -- The British Natural History Museum issued the following news release:

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Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday

* A new species of wasp originally from Chile has been named for science

* The name, Attenboroughnculus tau, honours Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday

* The new species has been identified from a specimen housed at London's Natural History . . .

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