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Barbara Orbison Accepts Whirligig Artwork

Caption: Barbara Orbison on stage Jan. 25 in Tempe, Ariz., accepting an original work of art -- "Whirligig" -- from Arizona State University entomologist Quentin Wheeler, who along with two other researchers is naming an unusual new species of whirligig beetle from India Orectochilus orbisonorum in honor of the late rock 'n' roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.

Credit: Photo credit: Arizona State University/Photographer David A. Shoenfelt.

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