Aha ha
Species of wasp
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Aha ha is a species of Australian wasp, named by the entomologist Arnold Menke in 1977 as a joke. Menke described several years after its discovery how, when he received a package from a colleague containing insect specimens, he exclaimed "Aha, a new genus", with fellow entomologist Eric Grissell responding "ha" doubtfully. This incident took place on 16 September 1972.[2] The name of the insect is commonly found in lists of bizarre scientific names.[3][4] The name was also used as the vehicle registration plate of Menke's car, "AHA HA".[5]
| Aha ha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Aha |
| Species: | A. ha |
| Binomial name | |
| Aha ha Menke, 1977[1] | |
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| A. ha distribution | |
