# Scientists name 99-million-year-old insect after Teletubbies' Noo-Noo

> Scientists named a 99-million-year-old insect after Teletubbies' Noo-Noo due to shared flexible mouthparts.
- Title: Scientists name 99-million-year-old insect after Teletubbies'…
- Summary: Scientists named a 99-million-year-old insect after Teletubbies' Noo-Noo due to shared flexible mouthparts.
- Keywords: cretodorus noonoo, teletubbies, noo-noo, teletubbies noo-noo, cretaceous period, planthoppers, kachin amber, tel aviv university, chinese academy of sciences, dolev fabrikant, leonidas-romanos davranoglou, yanzhe fu
- Source: Dexerto — https://dexerto.com/entertainment/scientists-name-99-million-year-old-insect-after-teletubbies-noo-noo-3415946
- Author: Joe Pring
- Published: 2026-10-06T12:22:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cretodorus noonoo, teletubbies, noo-noo, teletubbies noo-noo, cretaceous period, planthoppers, kachin amber, tel aviv university, chinese academy of sciences, dolev fabrikant, leonidas-romanos davranoglou, yanzhe fu
## New insect species discovered
Scientists identified a 99-million-year-old insect species preserved in amber from Myanmar.
## Insect named after Teletubbies
Researchers named the insect Cretodorus noonoo after Teletubbies' Noo-Noo due to shared flexible mouthparts.
## Fossils from Kachin amber
The fossils were found in Kachin amber from Myanmar and belong to Neazoniidae, an extinct planthopper family.
## Unique mouthparts feature
The insect had exceptionally long and flexible mouthparts reaching almost twice its body length.
## Mouthparts function explained
Researchers think the mouthparts allowed the insect to probe tree bark for sugar-rich fluids.
## Study authors and significance
The study was conducted by Dolev Fabrikant and Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou of Tel Aviv University and Yanzhe Fu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
## Key takeaway

Scientists named a 99-million-year-old insect species Cretodorus noonoo after Teletubbies' Noo-Noo due to its long, flexible mouthparts.