Reddit user Unidan rapidly rose to celebrity status on the network, after charming dozens of science lovers in a thread about unbelievable facts Wednesday.

"Biologist here!" is how he starts most of his comments, and then proceeds to share some amazing tidbits about the Amazon rain forests, ornithology and other ecological topics. Redditors on the thread were fairly unanimous in their praise.

"I love this guy. Almost all of your comments are about ecology and you're so darn psyched about it. You're awesome." - u/Lonely_Toast "I like this biologist fellow." - u/stoppingtomorrow "I've had you tagged as Excited Biologist for a long time. I enjoy your posts." - u/Gorignak

By popular demand, Unidan kicked off an AMA on Thursday titled "I am 'The Excited Biologist!' AMA!," which hit the front page of Reddit within 16 hours.

"Hi guys, I have some time off today after teaching, so after getting a whole mess of requests that I do one of these, here we are! I'm a field biologist, technically an ecosystem ecologist, who primarily works with wild bird populations! I do other work in wetlands and urban ecosystems, and have spent a good amount of time in the jungles of Costa Rica, where I fought off some of the deadliest snakes in the world while working to restore the native tropical forests with the aid of the Costa Rican government. Aside from the biology, I used to perform comedy shows and was a cook for years! Ask me anything at all, and I'd be glad to respond!"

Redditors posed their burning ecology questions and basked in his sciency aura. He even received a marriage proposal from a fellow biology student (which he politely declined, citing a "significant other").

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Unidan is apparently such a Reddit star that when a moderator verified his identity, one commenter scoffed, "What did you do, look at his post history? I think we all know Unidan."

In fact, Redditors have even created a subreddit dedicated to the guy called r/UnidanFans.

Thanks to the links Unidan put at the top of his AMA, it didn't take much sleuthing to determine that he is Ben Eisenkop, a graduate teaching assistant at a New York State university. If you're interested in more of his scientific musings, check out his Tumblr and YouTube channel.