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Annika Backstrom (annika@xoxo.zone)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 05:27:43 JST Annika Backstrom

@babe Just for the title, I like Category:Possibly Living People https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Possibly_living_people
The ones I've re-read the most have to do with gristly disasters, e.g. the Byford Dolphin (love the illustrations) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin
But also Hotwheels sisyphus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotwheels_sisyphus
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  Hotwheels sisyphus is a species of Chinese ground spiders (family Gnaphosidae). It is the only species in the genus Hotwheels. It was first described by Bo Liu and Feng Zhang, both from Hebei University, in 2024, and has only been found in China. Etymology The genus name is derived from Hot Wheels, an American brand of scale model cars. The long coiled embolus of the palpal bulb of this new genus reminded the authors of a looping Hot Wheels track. The species is named for Sisyphus, a king featured in the Iliad, who is punished by the gods for cheating death. For this, the gods sentenced him to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill, only for it to roll back down. The cyclical nature of his punishment reminded the authors of the circular copulatory tube of the spider. References
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  Deviled Eggaels (vwampage@xoxo.zone)'s status on Sunday, 16-Jun-2024 05:31:33 JST Deviled Eggaels
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  @annika @babe I'm cackling at Hotwheels Sisyphus and saying it in my best Leroy Jenkins voice
  
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