Abracadabrella birdsville Zabka, 1991 (jumping spider)

Alaptus ah and A. oh Girault, 1930 (mymarid wasp)

Aloha Kirkaldy, 1904 (fulgorid bug) Etymology: "'Aloha', the Hawaiian salutation (lit. 'love')."

Arfia Van Valen, 1965 (a dog-like fossil hyaenodont)

Brachylophus bulabula (Fijian iguana) from "bula," the Fijian word for "hello", reduplicated to signify extra enthusiasm.

Damnxanthodium calvum (Greenm.) Strother (composite) The genus name refers to the problem of distinguishing these daisy look-alikes.

Hakuna matata Gumovsky & Bouček, 2006 (eulophid wasp) Named for the Swahili phrase meaning "no worries", popularlized by "The Lion King." So named because the wasp is from tropical Africa, and the phrase captures an African spirit. [Zool. Med. Leiden 80: 79]

Martialis heureka Rabeling, Brown and Verhaagh, 2008 (ant) Two of these ants were discovered and subsequently lost. The rediscovery five years later prompted the epithet heureka, Greek for "I found it!") [PNAS 0806187105]

Pitohui Lesson and Garnot, 1827 (poisonous New Guinea bird) The name comes from a response to tasting it.

Sayonara Jordan & Steele, 1906 (fish)

Simulium damnosum (black fly) Refers to the damnable vector of the onchocerciasis (river blindness) parasite.

Tamoya ohboya (Bonaire banded box jellyfish) "I bet 'Oh Boy' is the first thing said when a biologist or layman encounters the jellyfish," explained Lisa Peck, marine biology teacher, as part of her winning entry in a public naming contest for the species.