Saturday, December 20, 2014

Meet Alviniconcha strummeri - the spike-haired snail named after a famous punk rocker

The Alviniconcha strummeri sea snail is covered in awesome spikes giving it the telltale appearance (you may need to squint your eyes a bit) of a classic spike-haired punk rocker. In fact, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute named it Alviniconcha strummeri after the famous Clash frontman, punk rocker Joe Strummer.

Meet Alviniconcha strummeri - the spike-haired snail named after a famous punk rocker

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