Since its inception, the phenomenon has been Pokémon has entered every home thanks to its video games, animated series and numerous related products. The brand has become so influential that the names of some legendary monsters have been assigned to three types of beetles.
Discovered since then Doctor Darren Pollack and from Yun Hsiao The three insects have taken the name “Binburrum” Articuno“,” Binburrum zapdos“and” Binburrum Moltres“took the names of the three legendary birds of the first generation of the franchise. Doctor Pollack is the one who discovered the genus” Binburrum “, however the names of the species were given by Hsiao, a fan of pocket creatures since he was a child.
The animals in question are visible in the tweet that Yun Hsiao himself shared and reported at the bottom of this message. At the end of 2020, the discovery and the assigned names were presented in a publication and in the future there is a possibility that other beetles of the same genus can be named after other Pokémon.
This correlation between pocket creatures and insects can only be reminiscent of the origin of Pokémon that were born from an idea of Satoshi Tajiri, a computer scientist who loved catching and collecting insects as a child, which is why he was nicknamed “Dr. Bug” and who wanted to use video games to encourage future generations of children to try it the same feelings he felt as a kid.
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Finally, here is a cosplay of Camilla from Pokémon and a video in which a Pokémon card is turned into a work of art.
Our article was published online in @CanEntomologist! We are reviewing Binburrum Pyrochroidae and describing 3 new species named after the 3 legendary birds of # PokémonThis refers to the rarity of these species, which only have a few specimens @EcoEvo_ANU @ CSIRO @ColeopSoc pic.twitter.com/Im0lEVCYJ2
– Yun Hsiao (@YHsiaoBeetle) January 2, 2021
