Djokovic reacts as soon as he heard that a new beetle discovered in Serbia has been named after him

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The best Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, reacted on social networks after a newly discovered insect in Serbia was officially named after him!

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This is a unique cave predator called "Duvalius djokovici" - and a photo of the critter was shared by Novak himself, along with a smiley.

The insect was found in Sima's Pit (Simina Jama) on the Povlen Mountain in Western Serbia, and is said to "share" some common traits with Novak - speed, strength, perseverance, ability to survive in harsh environments, explained the scientists behind the discovery, who also "admitted" to being Novak's big fans.

They pointed out that this insect is a predator in the subterranean environment - while Novak is that, figuratively, only on the tennis court. And clearly, both come from Serbia.

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This new insect species is not the first kind of animal to be named after Novak Djokovic. Recently, a new freshwater snail from Montenegro was described in the scientific journal Subterranean Biology, and named "Travuniana djokovici."

 

 

 

 

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 A post shared by Nikola Vesović (@insects.veson)

And as for Novak, he will today play his next match at the ATP tournament in Astana against Russia's Karen Khachanov, starting at 2 pm.

(Telegraf.rs)