Scientists discover new species of fungus via Twitter

People often use social media platforms to keep themselves entertained but in a bizarre incident, scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus on the micro-blogging platform Twitter.

According to the study, published in the journal MycoKeys, the researchers spotted an image of a millipede while scrolling through the site and noticed a few tiny dots near the creature’s head – something that has never been seen on the American millipedes.

The newly discovered parasitic fungus has now been given its official Latin name, Troglomyces twitteri.