ɐ sˈʌmɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wʌz lˈɑːntʃt baɪ dʒˈoʊdi dʒˈɑːnsənmˈeɪnɑːɹd, ɐ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈaɪdəhˌoʊ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt pɹəfˈɛsɚ ænd ɐ sˈɔɪl ɛkˈɑːlədʒˌɪst spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ ɪn mˈækɹəˌɪnvɚtˌɪbɹeɪts, tə fˈaɪnd spˈɛsɪmənz.
A Summer 2009 project was launched by Jodi Johnson-Maynard, a University of Idaho associate professor and a soil ecologist specializing in macroinvertebrates, to find specimens.