Bingo. This makes sense to me.



I personally prefer to use the latin/scientifc names myself. It does clear up a lot of confusion.



I use latin/scientific names when referring to my tarantulas too. Common names can overlap soemtimes and lead to more confusion.



The only problem with using latin/scientific names is that sometimes the scientist change the latin/scientifc names of the creatures, putting them into difffernt families, genus, or species.





Thanks for the feedback. That helped.





Marcus

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