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Saloni

Apparently the Gila monster is pronounced 'HEE-la' - there's no G sound - which I find especially confusing in a biology context because hearing 'Gila monster' makes me think of HeLa cells gone rogue.

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Elise Cutts

It throws me every time someone pronounces it correctly because I will never not read it with a G sound

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Saloni

Same!

Karl DEFEND DEMOCRACY Bunday 🇺🇸 🗽 🇺🇦 🇹🇼

That's Spanish for you. I once met a man from Paraguay whose English ancestors were named "Hill." So of course when they settled in Paraguay the spelling was changed to "Gill."

Rowan S

Hela cells are mad!!

Roderick Godsell

Sorry the K WENT awol, I was explaining to my Wife it is HEE-la, I have always called Geely Monsters she replied There are No Monster's In the Animal Kindom only amongst the latest batch of so called Humans bent Pillaging the Earth!

Michael Richie

If anyone's interested, it's Spanish in origin. "G" before "I" in Spanish is pronounced similar to the English "H" sound. The GM gets its name from the Gila River area where the GM was common, and "Gila" was the Spanish explorers' version of the river's native name (which starts with an "H" sound).

Lwaxana’s Earring

Someone could write a short story…

Saloni

Also, what the hell, it's so cute.

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Tina's Driving Lesson

I know! Right? How are they called monsters?!? Dweeby and adorable.

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excanberran

When I think of Gila monsters, I think they will look like thorny devils, which are so cute… but in a completely different direction!

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Saloni

On the topic of surprisingly cute animals, this may be the first time I've found a spider cute:

🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦

Peacock Spider (genus Maratus), a group of tiny Australian jumping spiders famous for their vibrant colours and elaborate courtship dances to attract its mate. They are very tiny in size only between 2-5 millimetres ( the size of a pea)

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Saskia

There was a baby one in my yard last year! He was maybe 8 or ten inches long and moved slowly. Very glad my cat didn’t find him!

Face Dog

"Erm, the HeLa have started to secrete a highly infectious bacterial soup. Ines lost an arm this morning."