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[Mettcollsuss]

When I'm bored I often just write a list of ants by scientific name to see how many I can remember. I probable have 10-15 lists on different google docs, notebooks, and scrap paper. Recently, I tried using a different program. This program started autocorrecting some of the names and some are pretty funny.

1. Gnamptogenys triangularis  --->  Gnamptogenys triangular
2. Camponotus sayi  --->  Camponotus saye
3. Ponera pennsylvanica  --->  Panera pennsylavnica
4. Ponera exotica  --->  Panera exotica
5. Ponera coarctata  --->  Panera coarctate
6. Paraponera clavata  --->  Paraponera cravat
7. Dolichoderus pustulatus  --->  Ûolichoderus postulates
8. Acromyrmex coronatus  --->  Acromyrmex coronets
9. Xenomyrmex floridana  --->  Xenomyrmex floridans
10. Cephaoltes rowerhi  --->  Cephalotes rower
11. Hypoponera opacior  --->  Hypopnea opacior
12. Hypoponera inexorata  --->  Hypopnea inexorata
13. Hypoponera punctassima  --->  Hypopnea punctassima
14. Atta laevigata  --->  Atta levitate
15. Atta colombica  --->  Atta colombina
16. Vollenhovia emeryi  --->  Vollenhovia emeryt
17. Brachymyrmex depilis  --->  Brachymyrmex depinlis
18. Crematogaster depilis  --->  Crematogaster depinlis
19. Crematogaster biroi  --->  Crematogastef birli
20. Trachymyrmex septentrionalis  --->  Trachymyrmex settentrionali
21. Tetramorium immigrans  --->  Tetramorium immigrant
22. Tetramorium impurum  --->  Tetramorium impure
23. Linepithema humile  --->  Linepithema humble
24. Tapinoma sessile  --->  Tappiamo sessile
25. Tapinoma melanocephalum  --->  Tappiamo melanocephalum
26. Pheidole elecebra  --->  Pheidole celebra
27. Pheidole xerophila  --->  Pheidole xerophile
28. Pheidole desertorum  --->  Pheidole desertor
29. Tetraponera rufonigra  --->  Terraplenar roofing
30. Pseudomyrmex ejectus  --->  Pseudomyrmex erectus
31. Pseudomyrmex ferruginea  --->  Pseudomyrmex fertigend
32. Solenopsis richteri  --->  Solenopsis richter
33. Solenopsis fugax  --->  Solenopsis fugal
34. Odontomachus brunneus  --->  Odontomachus burnous
35. Odontomachus bauri  --->  Odontomachus baud
36. Odontomachus hastatus  --->  Odontomachus hesitates
37. Anochetus pupulatus  --->  Annotates populates
38. Temnothorax smithi  --->  Temnothorax smith
39. Temnothorax americanus  --->  Temnothorax americans
40. Rogeria creightoni  --->  Roguery creightoni
41. Dorylus nigricans  --->  Dorymyrmex's Nigerians
42. Dorylus molestus  --->  Dorymyrmex's molestus
43. Dorylus rubellus  --->  Dorymyrmex's rubellas
44. Eciton hamatum  --->  Edition hamatum
45. Eciton burchellii  --->  Edition brutally
46. Stenamma folvocephalum  --->  Stemma folvocephalum
47. Mycetosoritis hartmanni  --->  Mycetosoritis haitiani
48. Anoplolepis custodiens  --->  Anoplolepis custodies
49. Monomorium pharaonis  --->  Monomorium pharaonic
50. Monomorium rubriceps  --->  Monomorium rubrics
51. Lasius niger  --->  Lassies niger
52. Lasius neoniger  --->  Lassies neoneger
53. Lasius alienus  --->  Lassies aliens
54. Lasius umbratus  --->  Lassies umbra's
55. Lasius pallitarsis  --->  Lassies palpitassi
56. Lasius subumbratus  --->  Lassies subumbratus
57. Lasius claviger  --->  Lassies claviger
58. Lasius murphyi  --->  Lassies murphy
59. Lasius latipes  --->  Lassies latices
60. Lasius flavus  --->  Lassies flavus
61. Nylanderia phantasma  --->  Nylanderia phantasm
62. Nylanderia flavipes  --->  Nylanderia flavines
63. Formica execta  --->  Formica execute
64. Formica exectoides  --->  Formica exécutoires
65. Aphaenogaster treatae  --->  Aphaenogaster treat
66. Leptothorax muscorum  --->  Leptothorax mushroom

Edited by Mettcollsuss, December 21 2017 - 2:38 PM.

[Mettcollsuss]

My favorite is "Linepithema humble" because it's the exact opposite of what they are.

[Antkeeper01]

1. Leptothorax muscorum  --->  Leptothorax mushroom is great!

Edited by Antkeeper01, March 4 2021 - 4:14 PM.