The Clash's Joe Strummer Has Species Named After Him
. Now the late, great Joe Strummer of The Clash has been selected to have a snail named after him. And this isn't just some random bit of fandom. The snail actually looks the part, with a spikey shape that resembles the look of many classic punks. "Because they look like punk rockers in the '70s and '80s and they have purple blood and live in such an extreme environment, we decided to name one new species after a punk rock icon," said Shannon Johnson of the Monterey Bay Research Aquarium. The resulting name: A. strummeri. Read more here. Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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