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    Taylor Swift was the inspiration for the name of a new millipede species

    The Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede, or Nannaria swiftae, was among several new species found in Tennessee.
    by Rina Torchinsky Apr 20, 2022 1 minute
    Taylor Swift, pictured in 2021, is the inspiration for the name of the newly described Twisted-Claw Millipede, <em>Nannaria swiftae.</em>

    Taylor Swift has more than 200 songs to her name. And now, there's also a millipede.

    Derek Hennen, an entomologist who completed his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech in 2020, discovered a millipede species and named it in Swift's honor, according. The species is called or vernacularly, the Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede.

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