cassyblue asked: This is a super weird question. But say if someone hypothetically found a new species of insect and would like to name it after you, what would be your reaction?
I would be beyond delighted. And extremely honored.
The reason I asked is because I’m currently involved in a project describing several new species of wasps from Australia. Depending how things fall out between my professor and collaborator, I may get to name one and I’ve enjoyed your books immensely
What an awesome cool job you have! And even if there’s no third species or those wasps get named for something/someone else, thank you for even contemplating this. :D
I honestly don’t know what would be cooler: a wasp named after Ann Leckie, who is amazing, or a wasp named after something in her books. Because - and I’m speaking as an Australian, here - the idea of legit getting to yell (for instance) LOOK OUT, THERE’S A RADCHAAI BEHIND YOU!, or THERE’S A SEIVARDEN IN THE GARDEN, or THERE’S A SPHENE ON YOUR SHIRT, DON’T MOVE, or SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY BURN THAT PRESGER NEST TO THE FUCKING GROUND is 9000% hilarious to me, like YES, OUR INSECTOID WILDLIFE IS HORRIFYING AND TERRIBLE, PLEASE NAME IT AFTER SOMETHING I CAN JOKE ABOUT WHILE IT STINGS ME TO DEATH.
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