Congrats, Donald Trump, You Are Now Also a Moth

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Canadian biologist and researcher Vazrick Nazari just named a moth after Donald Trump, the first of God's creatures to bear the president-elect's name. It's official, scientific name is Neopalpa donaldtrumpi.

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This tiny animal with its minuscule wings—a male's measures only 3 to 4.6 millimeters—lives on land reaching from southern California down across the border to Baja California in Mexico. (Wall? What wall?) Dubbed a "micro-moth," the tiny insect has scales on its head that resemble Trump's own hair, which is why Nazari named it as such. He also noted in his research that "the reason for the name is to bring wider public attention to the need to continue protecting fragile habitats in the U.S. that still contain many undescribed species."

The fragility of the moth's habitat is reminiscent of the fragility of its delicate wings, which can only be matched by the fragility of Trump's own delicate skin, temperament, and ego. The discovery of neopalpa donaldtrumpi is a lucky addition to the animal community, especially with the Trump family's great affinity for the natural world and its many creatures, great and small.

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