Coverage dated October 8, 2023

Newly discovered snail in Florida Keys is named after Jimmy Buffett song

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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. Named Cayo margarita as a nod to Buffett’s song “Margaritaville,” the bright yellow specimen is a worm snail, a…

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  1. KRDO

    Newly discovered snail in Florida Keys is named after Jimmy Buffett song (opens KRDO)

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    By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. Named Cayo margarita as a nod to Buffett’s song “Margaritaville,” the bright yellow specimen is a worm snail, a…

  2. Fox News

    Florida-discovered snail species found near Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritavilla: See the margarita-colored creature (opens Fox News)

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    A new species of snail was discovered off the coast of the Florida Keys that resembles the color of a margarita. See the snail found near Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville."

  3. Phys

    Newly-discovered 'margarita snails' from the Florida Keys (opens Phys)

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    The "Margaritaville" in Jimmy Buffett's famous song isn't a real place, but it's long been associated with the Florida Keys. This string of tropical islands is home to the only living coral barrier reef in the continental US, along with many animals found nowhere else in the world.

  4. Live Science

    Bright yellow sea snail named 'margarita' in honor of late musician Jimmy Buffett (opens Live Science)

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    The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Newly discovered snail in Florida Keys is named after Jimmy Buffett song - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida

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