FUCKING UNITE.
Anyone here have a particular interest?
I like to memorize taxonomic names to help me understand the hierarchies involved. Obviously it's pretty much impossible to memorize all the names for even just one group, but it's still worth it.
I like botany and entomology (particularly focusing on Coleoptera).
Just off by heart I know these
Plant families:
Poaceae
Compositate
Fagaceae
Ericaceae
Pinaceae
Campanulaceae
Rosacaea
Betulaceae
Orobanchaceae
Lamiaceae
Rubiaceae
Primulaceae
Droseraceae
Crassulaceae
Insect orders:
Hemiptera
Diptera
Coleoptera
Ephemeroptera
Hymenoptera
Thysanura
Collembolla
Odonata
Orthoptera
Blattodea
Dermpatera
Strepsiptera
Phasmatodea
Lepidoptera
Isopetera
Neuroptera
Beetle families:
Silphidae
Elateridae
Nitidulidae
Chrysomelidae
Lucanidae
Meloidae
Staphylinidae
Curculionidae
Hydrobiidae
Geotrupidae
Scarabaeidae
Dytiscidae
Coccinellidae
Carabidae
Cantharidae
Bruprestidae
Cerambycidae
Lampyridae
That's all I can think of atm. Obviously these are just 1 taxanomic rank for each thing. It helps to know though, e.g. Rosales> Rosaceae> Sorbus> Sorbus acuparia
What is your interest (read: obsession)?
Ps. I'm not actually autistic.
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