twenty one pilots has new beetle species named after their band

twenty one pilots

Yes, you read that right. twenty one pilots has grown to the point where they have their own beetle species named after them. Spanish and French researchers are identifying this new species of beetle and calling it Cnopus twentyonepilotorum.

They named it after the band to honor them for raising awareness of mental health and to reduce the stigma around anxiety, depression, and personal hardship. This tiny beetle was preserved in amber for many years, and it is the first puppet beetle (family Aderidae) to be formally described from the Oise amber of northern France.

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