Cryptocercus garciai (Jerry Garcia, wood roach)
Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Mark Pellegrini (Raul654)
Grateful Dead fans used to a different kind of roach might be surprised to know that there’s also an actual insect named after the leader of the original jam band kings. Garcia also has an asteroid named after him, christened by two Deadhead astronomers.
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