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Google Ant

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obli writes "In Google's official blog, Dr. Brian L. Fisher (an entomology researcher) writes about a newly discovered species of ant that he has named after Google (Proceratium google). The reason for this name is a tribute to the usefulness of Google Earth in his research. This is not the only species with a company name, there is also the GoldenPalace.com Monkey (Callicebus aureipalatii)." The California Academy of Sciences also has a short piece on the discovery along with a brief background of Dr. Fisher.

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  1. Finally, Google expands into animals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for Google Dog. I expect it to fetch the paper AND pick out the important stuff based on my personal tastes.

  2. RIAA sea cucumber? by hobo+sapiens · · Score: 5, Funny

    What about it? It is a bottom feeder that disembowls itself when threatened! Sounds about right!

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  3. Big deal. by bigtallmofo · · Score: 3, Funny

    My dad's had an ant named after him for years and he didn't have to come up with a fancy search engine to do it. He's only a carpenter.

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  4. Can we change by zappepcs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can we change the /. icon for google now to an ant?

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  5. Meh.... Nothing new by technoextreme · · Score: 5, Funny

    Im fairly sure that a bunch of scientists all ready have done this sort of thing before. Im fairly certain they named some of their discoveries after people like George Bush. Unfortunately, I have no idea which species of animnal they used his name for because almost all searches for any refrence of animal and George Bush gets me websites for how he is an idiotic monkey.

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  6. Trademark Infringment? by VikingDBA · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did he ask if he could use that name for the ant? Hmmmmm?

  7. wtf? by Phil246 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought it was apache :(

  8. I will name my children... by TheCarlMau · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am going to name my child "Google" or "Googlina"!

    1. Re:I will name my children... by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

      "I am going to name my child "Google" or "Googlina"!"

      When I was a kid, my name was "What'd you break?!" My nickname was "Dammit!"

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    2. Re:I will name my children... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

      I named my son "Microsoft" and girls won't date him :-(

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    3. Re:I will name my children... by nacturation · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just don't name your kid GPL, as everyone will want to stay away to avoid the virus effect.

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  9. Googleverse by Guy+LeDouche · · Score: 4, Funny

    When deep space exploration ramps up, it'll be the corporations that name everything, the IBM Stellar Sphere, the Microsoft Galaxy, Planet Starbucks.

  10. Golden Palace by Speare · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am getting very tired of Golden Palace's penchant for putting their name in every possible attention-grabbing place. Paid tattoos, Jesus sandwich auctions, and now taxonomy for hire. All for a stupid casino ad campaign. I swear that they're gonna pay Carly Simon some obscene amount just so she'll announce that her 1973 hit song is about their business.

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  11. Google by miffo.swe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where i live google is even a verb. When you want to search for something you google for it. I imagine this is pretty annoying for the other search engines *cough*MSN*cough*. Im sure Microsoft would like to have their name on some bugs too...
    ohh, wait, forget that last one....

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  12. Finally it fits the original quote by Viper+Daimao · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords."

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  13. next: Goatsezemia by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    A condition whereby your ass keeps itching so bad that you scratch your anus off.

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  14. MJ's nose by Gertlex · · Score: 2, Funny

    There should be a chameleon named after Michael Jackson's ever changing nose.

  15. I can see it now, Ballmer "Kill Google!" by layer3switch · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Obligatory"
    Dr. Flake: Mr. Ballmer! Mr. Ballmer! They found new ant! The news was even slashdotted!
    Ballmer: Just tell me it's not Google.
    Dr. Flake: umm.. yes, it's google.. but...
    Ballmer: What the fuck! Ants? Google now searches ants now?
    Dr. Flake: umm... actually no...
    Ballmer: Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I'm going to fucking bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to fucking kill that ant.
    Ballmer: .. ? C'mon! Speak up, damn it! I didn't hire you with big money to mumble!
    Dr. Flake: This entomology researcher named Dr. Fisher used Google Map to find his ants, sir...
    Ballmer: FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! (throws chair across the room)
    Dr. Flake: It's quiet facinating and in his research which it recites ...
    Ballmer: Shut the fuck up, Flaky. You talk too much.
    Dr. Flake: ... umm.. yes, sir.
    Ballmer: Flaky, Quick! Find me one of them smart research scientist to find me a diabolical giant ANTEATER!
    Dr. Flake: umm.. yes, sir... but our search doesn't cross link between search and map, sir...
    Ballmer: Geee, Flake! Do I have to think of everything? Just fucking Google it!
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  16. Re:Confusing the transitory with the long-lasting? by Kohath · · Score: 2, Funny

    If Google goes out of business, just eradicate the species of ant.

    Do I have to solve every problem for you people?