FEATURE: New mite species named "twitter" discovered via tweet in Japan
FEATURE: New mite species named "twitter" discovered via tweet in Japan A team of Japanese and Austrian researchers has named a new mite species "twitter" after its discovery through photos posted on the social media platform by an amateur photographer visiting a fishing spot near Tokyo. The new species -- formally called "Ameronothrus twitter" -- was recognized after Satoshi Shimano, a professor who specializes in the study of mites at Japan's Hosei University, came across the tweeted photos by chance and then contacted the poster to find out where they were taken. Compiled photo shows a wha...
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