Tiny, Highly Sensitive Snail Species Named After Greta Thunberg

A diminutive brown snail species has been named after Greta Thunberg, with researchers saying they named the mollusc for the Swedish climate worrier because her generation “will be responsible for fixing problems they did not create.” The new species – Craspedotropis gretathunberga – is approximately one inch long and half an inch wide with grey tentacles and a concave shell. It is found in the mountainous foothills of Borneo. Thunberg told the group she was “delighted” that the snail had been named after her, researchers said. The announcement came just days after it was revealed a book and stage musicials are planned to help build Thunberg and her family’s global media profile.  As Breitbart News reported, BBC Studios’ Science Unit also announced earlier this month it is working on a new series fronted by Thunberg in an effort to both tell her life story and chronicle her global travels...MORE