Unusual new species names of 2013

Julio Lacerda

1. Siats meekerorum

Newly found fossils of this dinosaur show it was anything but meek, probably terrorizing the ancestors of Tyrannosaurus rex.

2. Cardiocondyla pirata

The pirate ant gets its name from the dark ribbon across females’ eyes, resembling a pirate’s blindfold for walking the plank.