Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after tennis great Novak Djokovic due to its speed, strength, flexibility, durability and ability to survive in a difficult environment, Serbian media reported on Friday.
The insect, which belongs to the Duvalius genus of ground beetles that are present in Europe, was discovered several years ago in an underground pit in western Serbia.
It is named Duvalius Dokovici, the Tanjug news agency quoted researcher Nikola Vesovic as saying. ‘GLEE’ STAR LEA MICHELE ADDRESSES HER PAST-RUMORS SHE CAN'T READ Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is seen here on Feb.
3, 2022, in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images) Vesovic said that a new species was a specialised underground Coleoptera beetle, a predator which had lost its eyes living deep underground. "I proposed to name the new species after Djokovic," Vesovic was quoted as saying. "He is the man who did much for this country.