SpongeBob MushroomPants!

We all know our favorite sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, right? Good ol' SpongeBob SquarePants! Well, he's so popular that a group of scientists have named a new species of mushroom after him. From the BBC:

"The fungus, named Spongiforma squarepantsii by the researchers at San Francisco State University (SFSU), was found during an expedition to the forests of Borneo.

S. squarepantsii is shaped like a sea sponge and, say its discoverers, has a fruity or musty smell.

The new mushroom is only one of two species that belong in the genus Spongiforma. The other one is found in central Thailand, but differs in its colour and odour."

You can tell it's reported from the BBC because of all of those extra letter "U's". Pretty cool and yet another big step for the spongey slacker. I wonder how Patrick feels about all of this? Maybe the scientists can name a new species of weed after him?