Binomial nomenclature — how scientific names work

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Have you ever wondered how organisms get their Latin names? And did you know that there is a fly named after Beyoncé, Scaptia beyonceae?

In this video, we explain binomial nomenclature - the two-name system to name species. This video is part of our unit on Classification - check it out here: https://stileapp.com/au/library/publi...

Photo/video credits:
BEYONCE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 / Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 07/01/11 by Asterio Tecson
Prince Charles frog pictures by the late Andreas Kay
Scaptia beyonceae by Bryan Lessard, CSIRO
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