GADAG: The trend of naming the bugs after popular personalities has been on for some time now.

However, researchers in Bengaluru and Gadag have taken it to another level when they suggested that a golden orb weaving spider of Nephila, spotted for the first time in Sasarwada forest range in Shirahatti taluk of Gadag district recently, be named after Lord Hanuman.

The researchers said the idea was to praise the Lord for creating such a colourful creature.

Research students said the naming strategy is making the study of bugs easier for identification.

“The golden orb weaving spider looks like god Hanuman. The trend of naming the bugs after popular personalities started recently when Catacanthus Incarnatus was named Hitler as it resembled the face of the German dictator. Similarly, Mogambo bug resembles Amrish Puri’s character in Hindi film ‘Mr India’,” said one of the researchers.

“The Golden Orb Weaver spider is rare in regions like Gadag.” said the researcher.

The story is reported by Raghottam Koppar for The New Indian Express