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Barack Obama: <EM>Caloplaca obamae</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Caloplaca obamae" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/obama_lichen_470_0609.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html"><DIV><H3>2, 3 and 4. George W. Bush, <EM>Agathidium bushi</EM>; Dick Cheney, <EM>Agathidium cheneyi</EM>; and Donald Rumsfeld, <EM>Agathidium rumsfeldi</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/bushi_bettle_470_0609.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html"><DIV><H3>5. Darth Vader: <EM>Agathidium vaderi</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Agathidium vaderi" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/vader_beetle_470_0609.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html"><DIV><H3>6. Roy and Barbara Orbison: <EM>Orectochilus orbisonorum</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Orectochilus orbisonorum" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/orbison_beetle_470_0609.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html"><DIV><H3>7 and 8. Stephen Colbert: <EM>Aptostichus stephencolberti</EM> and <EM>Agaporomorphus colberti</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Agaporomorphus colberti" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/colbert_beetle_470b_0609.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html"><DIV><H3>9, 10 and 11. Frank Zappa: <EM>Phialella zappai</EM> (jellyfish), <EM>Pachygnatha zappa</EM> (spider), <EM>Zappa, a genus of Gobiidae</EM> (fish)</H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Pachygnatha zappa" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/zappa-spider-470-0709.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2" href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2" style="font-size: 11px;">www.popularmechanics.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2"><DIV><H3>12. John Cleese: <EM>Avahi cleesei</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Orectochilus orbisonorum" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/cleese_lemur_470_0609.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2"><DIV><H3>13. Kate Winslet: <EM>Agra katewinsletae</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Agra katewinsletae" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/winslet_beetle_470_0609.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2"><DIV><H3>14. Hugh Hefner: <EM>Sylvilagus palustris hefneri</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Sylvilagus palustris hefneri" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/hefner-bunny-470-0709.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2"><DIV><H3>15. Greta Garbo: <EM>Rostropria garbo</EM></H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Rostropria garbo" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/garbo-wasp1-470-0709.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2"><DIV><H3>16 and 17. Harrison Ford: <EM>Pheidole harrisonfordi</EM> (ant) and <EM>Calponia harrisonfordi</EM> (spider)</H3></DIV> <IMG alt="Pheidole harrisonfordi" src="http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/ford-bug-470-0709.jpg" /></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4323547.html?page=2"><DIV><H3>18. 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