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Apr 25, 2021 A team of Japanese and Austrian researchers has named a new mite species after Twitter following 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 spotted after Satoshi Shimano, a professor who specializes in the study of mites at Hosei University, came across the tweeted photos by chance and then contacted the poster to find out where they were taken. Shimano said the find shows social media can “help speed up the time-consuming discovery of new species” and even “contribute to the development of science.” ....
Twitter lends name to new species of mite discovered in Japan japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New mite species named 'twitter' discovered via tweet in Japan mainichi.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mainichi.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 wharf at a fishing port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture (A), a colony of Ameronothrus twitter mites (B), and an original photo of the mites shared on Twitter by Takamasa Nemoto (C). (Photo courtesy of Satoshi Shimano and Takamasa Nemoto)(Kyodo) ....