Have you recently discovered a new species?
If the answer is yes, you'll need to name the new species. The naming process allows discoverers of new species to get a little creative (within the framework of binomial nomenclature, of course).
Some use the opportunity as a shout-out to friends, loved ones, or Canadian rock stars. Pictured above is the Neil Young spider (Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi), first identified in 2007 by East Carolina University biologist Jason Bond and Curator Emeritus Norman Platnick. (Would-be species namers, know this: it’s considered very bad form to name a species after yourself, so forget leaving your own moniker stamped in the annals of scientific discovery.)
Learn more about new species in Episode 4 of Shelf Life: The Skull of the Olinguito.