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> The newly discovered parasitic fungus has now been given its official Latin name, Troglomyces twitteri. It only took me until 35 to realize these official, scientific-sounding names are part useful, part researchers trolling us.
> the new species has now been given its official name, 'troglomyces twitteri' Academia always seems so mature and serious from outside, nice to know there can be some lighthearted humor there too :) As an aside, do you guys know any other Latin animal names that may have an 'untraditional' origin?
The scientist had a dog called "Teco", and he stepped on him by accident. In Portuguese, "pisei no Teco".
> the new species has now been given its official name, 'troglomyces twitteri' Academia always seems so mature and serious from outside, nice to know there can be some lighthearted humor there too :) As an aside, do you guys know any other Latin animal names that may have an 'untraditional' origin?
For example, many terms in finance are satire with a thin veneer of seriousness and professional candor in the name.
Its a game of how long can you keep a straight face when you make up the name quantitative easing. Or when you make a derivative called DOOMs to market as an alternative to Credit Default Swaps, and do studies on payout when the company being bet on defaults.
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Fungy McFungusface.
But that's not where this fungus attaches - something I'm sure the internet would've picked up on when deciding a name: > The fungi are in a class of their own because they live on the outside of host organisms, and even on specific parts of bodies—in this case, on the reproductive organs of millipedes.
I have a few photographs, (may be most people have too,) of a few plants/fungi and animals/insects I couldn't identify, even after consulting resources like Wikipedia. What is the best way to get a species identification from a photograph.
> the new species has now been given its official name, 'troglomyces twitteri' Academia always seems so mature and serious from outside, nice to know there can be some lighthearted humor there too :) As an aside, do you guys know any other Latin animal names that may have an 'untraditional' origin?
Not quite what you're asking for, but you might be amused by the etymology of "thagomizer": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer
> the new species has now been given its official name, 'troglomyces twitteri' Academia always seems so mature and serious from outside, nice to know there can be some lighthearted humor there too :) As an aside, do you guys know any other Latin animal names that may have an 'untraditional' origin?
Another one, not mentioned here but one of my favorites: Psephophorus Terrypratchetti.
I'll add another: Gollumjapyx smeagol
> the new species has now been given its official name, 'troglomyces twitteri' Academia always seems so mature and serious from outside, nice to know there can be some lighthearted humor there too :) As an aside, do you guys know any other Latin animal names that may have an 'untraditional' origin?
> the new species has now been given its official name, 'troglomyces twitteri' Academia always seems so mature and serious from outside, nice to know there can be some lighthearted humor there too :) As an aside, do you guys know any other Latin animal names that may have an 'untraditional' origin?