Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest

Oh are we not using the scientifically correct term for giant viruses? Because I think the word Girus is hilarious and want to see it more (don’t you dare curl monkeys paw).

Of course it's from around Worcester 🙄

Presumably they were found in the area near Dunwich by researchers out of Miskatonic University?

Isn't this how The Whisperer in Darkness begins?

I've seen the Andromeda Strain and this does not end well!