'Bootylicious' fly named after Beyonce

Friday, January 13, 2012 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

Beyoncé may be one of the biggest pop divas out there, but she isn't the only diva with that name. A previously unnamed species of horse fly with a glamorous golden butt has been named Beyoncé because it is the "all-time diva of flies," researchers say.

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