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Nijenhuis ↗

Hi and thank you for creating the disambiguation page above - Do you plan on creating Nijenhuis (Diepenheim) ↗ or Nijenhuis (Olst-Wijhe) ↗? The reason I'm asking is it shows up on New Page Patrol ↗ and will likely be tagged for deletion soon as it points to only one existing article (per WP:G14 ↗). Kind regards <span style="color:green">''Josey Wales''</span><sup> <span style="color:#0000CD">''Parley''</span></sup> 20:27, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
:@User:Joseywales1961. Hi. Yes. I sure plan to create those pages. But don't ask me exactly when. I came into trouble when I wanted to point to one of the castles in: Maïté Duval ↗. I'll put it high on my list! Do I need to mark it in some way? Greets, --Dick Bos (talk) 08:30, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
::Hi, well at the moment anyone could tag the page for speedy deletion so it would be best to make a short stub for at least one of them articles (that woiuld invalidate the criteria for speedy deletion as it would now point to two existing articles and there would be no rush with the second article). Thank you for the reply and happy editing <span style="color:green">''Josey Wales''</span><sup> <span style="color:#0000CD">''Parley''</span></sup> 14:13, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
:::@User:Joseywales1961. I just created a stub for Nijenhuis (Olst-Wijhe) ↗. Greetings, --Dick Bos (talk) 16:27, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
::::Many thanks for the prompt responses and your efforts. Have a great weekend! <span style="color:green">''Josey Wales''</span><sup> <span style="color:#0000CD">''Parley''</span></sup> 17:38, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

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{{icon|FA}} Rodrigues night heron ↗ by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br />
{{icon|FA}} ''Titanis ↗'' by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of lorisoids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of storks ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Brontosaurus ↗'' by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}, reviewed by {{noping|The Morrison Man}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Eukaryote ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Stramenopile ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Titanoboa ↗'' by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}, reviewed by {{noping|SilverTiger12}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Antarctopelta ↗'' by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Anna Blackburne ↗ by {{noping|Kusma}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Anomochilus leonardi ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Amitchell125}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus manalari ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Sammi Brie}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Mimodactylus ↗'' by {{noping|FunkMonk}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus major ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Anomochilus weberi ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Plant ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Cessaune}}<br />
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{{icon|FAC}} Polar bear ↗ by {{noping|LittleJerry}}<br />
{{icon|FAC}} ''Mimodactylus ↗'' by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of cercopithecoids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of tapaculos ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Klallamornis ↗'' by {{noping|Larrayal}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum perforatum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Holozoa ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Teloschistaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Carcharodontosaurus ↗'' by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Nyctibatrachus radcliffei ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GTC}} ''Anomochilus ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}
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This month has seen an incredible amount of activity creating high quality content, with 3 FAs, 3 FACs, and a veritable flood of GAs and GANs, not to mention the FLs and FLCs. To help maintain this high level of activity going forward, WikiProject Tree of Life is starting a new monthly rolling contest ↗, inspired by the contest ↗ run by WikiProject Military History. This contest should hopefully help incentivize editors to contribute in ways that are less daunting than writing articles that are GA and FA-quality. Even improving articles from stub to start class, or helping other editors by reviewing their work at GAN, FAC, or FLC, gets you points, with bonus points for articles with especially high page views. Make sure to participate in any way you can, and help improve the 'pedia while having fun and winning Barnstars!

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... that orcas ↗ have been '''teaching each other to attack boats ↗'''? (August 2)

... that '''''Ameles decolor ↗''''' has one of the most complex mating rituals of any praying mantis ↗? (August 4)

... that '''salt marsh snakes ↗''' ''(examples pictured)'' drink only rainwater? (August 6)

... that by 1967, staff at the Home Office ↗ were told not to feed '''Peta ↗''' morsels of food as she had become "inordinately fat"? (August 8)

... that the perigynia ↗ of the '''few-flowered sedge ↗''' spring outward when brushed against? (August 16)

... that three '''burnt golf balls ↗''' are preserved at Kew Gardens ↗ as a "rare fungal ↗ species"? (August 19)

... that the chemicals responsible for the '''smell of freshly cut grass ↗''' are a plant defense mechanism ↗? (August 20)

... that the Blackburnian warbler ↗ ''(example pictured)'' is named after '''Anna Blackburne ↗''', who provided specimens to Thomas Pennant ↗? (August 22)

... that '''''Tylocephale ↗''''' possibly used their domed skulls to fight one another? (August 24)

... that John Cleese ↗ once called '''Olivia Benson ↗''' "the weirdest cat I've ever seen in my life"? (August 25)

... that Winston Churchill ↗ was often portrayed as a bulldog ''(pictured)'', but '''his personal pet dog ↗''' during the Second World War was a poodle? (August 25)

... that a report by the philosopher '''Jonathan Birch ↗''' and colleagues led to cephalopods ↗ and decapods ↗ being recognised as sentient ↗ under the UK's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act ↗? (August 27)

... that '''Mike Wingfield ↗''' named a fungus after his first grandchild, Rachel? (August 27)

... that depending on who you ask, an '''anomochilid ↗''' could be a dwarf or a giant? (August 28)

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 22

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{{icon|FL}} List of tapaculos ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
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{{icon|FA}} ''Ohmdenosaurus ↗'' by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Amargatitanis ↗'' by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Teloschistaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Holozoa ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Ashy flycatcher ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus radcliffei ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Carcharodontosaurus ↗'' by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}, reviewed by {{noping|SilverTiger12}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Life ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Apatosaurinae ↗ by {{noping|Augustios Paleo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum perforatum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Femke}}<br />
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{{icon|FLC}} List of hominoids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of cranes ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of tarsiiformes ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Lycorma meliae ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Aristonectes ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Animal echolocation ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Hyalospheniidae ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Buellia frigida ↗'' by {{noping|Snoteleks}}<br />
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The first edition of our new monthly contest ↗ had perhaps a little less participation than I hoped for, but it still resulted in a huge amount of content work, mainly focussed on de-stubbing articles on little-known species, although we did also see two GAs for Holozoa ↗ and ''Hypericum perforatum ↗''. Overall, over 60 articles were improved, with most going from stubs or redlinks to fully fleshed out articles. The winner this month was {{noping|Simongraham}}, who improved 21 articles about spiders, mainly to B and C class, and racked up 70 points, over twice the next highest. Hopefully, we'll continue to see such great work next month, with even more participants and even more articles improved.
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{{main page image/DYK|image=Mimodactylus in life.png|caption=''Mimodactylus'' reconstruction}}<br />
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... that with all known '''Palaeorehniidae ↗''' fossils ''(example pictured)'' being incomplete, the relationships of the family are uncertain? (September 2)

... that butterfly collector '''Ian Heslop ↗''' was once required to supervise an execution? (September 3)

... that the '''Munich Mouser ↗''', Neville Chamberlain ↗'s pet, and '''Nelson ↗''', Winston Churchill ↗'s pet, had a rivalry during World War II? (September 6)

... that '''''Phallichthys ↗''''' (literally 'penis fish') species are so called because the males ''(example pictured)'' have "comparatively huge" sex appendages? (September 8)

... that '''merry widows ↗''' like soft bottoms? (September 10)

... that '''''Mimodactylus ↗''''' ''(reconstruction pictured)'' is the first complete pterosaur from the Afro-Arabian continent? * ... that small '''''Poecilia gillii ↗''''' males have longer sex organs ↗ than larger males, to facilitate mating with females that flee from them? (September 12)

... that the '''dwarf merry widow ↗''' is not very brave? (September 13)

... that '''dwarf mollies ↗''' hit rock bottom when they grow up? (September 14)

... that the Siberian crane ↗ is considered more threatened than the whooping crane ↗, despite '''there being an estimated ten times more of them ↗'''? (September 15)

... that one way to tell the African dusky flycatcher ↗ apart from the '''ashy flycatcher ↗''' ''(example pictured)'' is that the former is "cuter"? (September 18)

... that the spiky inedible grass '''''Triodia scintillans ↗''''' tastes like salt and vinegar chips? (September 19)

... that the '''bicolor molly ↗''' inevitably goes off the deep end in adulthood? (September 27)

... that the '''Waitangiroto Nature Reserve ↗''' is the only known nesting area for the eastern great egret ↗ in New Zealand? (September 28)

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{{icon|FA}} Mountain pigeon ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of tarsiiformes ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of hominoids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of cranes ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} Outline of lichens ↗ by {{noping|MeegsC}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Lycorma meliae ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Oak ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Animal echolocation ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Primium}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Elke Mackenzie ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Moriwen}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Dwarf pufferfish ↗ by {{noping|Primium}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Hyalospheniidae ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|An anonymous username, not my real name}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Paroedura maingoka ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
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{{icon|FAC}} Teloschistaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|FAC}} ''Nyctibatrachus major ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of sunbirds ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of platyrrhines ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Handicap principle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Slime mold ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Punctelia ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Pulchrocladia retipora ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Anaptychia ciliaris ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko ↗ by {{noping|Olmagon}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Zavodovski Island ↗ by {{noping|Jo-Jo Eumerus}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Chrysothrix chlorina ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Wood-pasture hypothesis ↗ by {{noping|AndersenAnders}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Mammalian kidney ↗ by {{noping|D6194c-1cc}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Lepas testudinata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Teratoscincus roborowskii ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}<br />
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The second edition of our monthly contest ↗ was even better than the last month, with 80 articles improved spanning the entire tree of life. The winner this month was {{noping|Quetzal1964}}, who contributed to 47 articles, mainly relating to marine fish ↗, and racked up 81 points in the process. In second place was {{noping|simongraham}}, who got 60 points from 14 articles on various species of jumping spider ↗s. {{noping|simongraham}} is still at the top of our overall standings, with 130 points, and {{noping|Quetzal1964}}'s close behind on 108. The November edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.

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... that the '''Siberian columbine ↗''' has been crossed ↗ with another species in the genus ''Aquilegia ↗'' to determine the gene behind the genus's nectar spurs ↗? (October 2)

... that the '''swordtail molly ↗''' ''(examples pictured)'' and the '''Petén molly ↗''' have been named and renamed so often, one even ending up with the other's name at one point, that the swordtail molly's current scientific name ↗ means 'confusion'? (October 8)

... that the early big cat '''''Pachypanthera ↗''''' may have weighed as much as 142 kilograms (313 lb) and had teeth similar to a hyena's? (October 9)

... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon ↗ thought the '''alopekis ↗''' was part dog, part fox? (October 11)

... that the katydid ↗-like fossil '''''Republicopteron douseae ↗''''' possibly could not sing? (October 12)

... that a '''''Brontosaurus ↗''''' stamp led to the United States Postal Service ↗ being accused of "fostering scientific illiteracy"? (October 16)

... that the wings of '''''Lycorma meliae ↗''''' ''(example pictured)'' undergo multiple color changes throughout their lives? (October 16)

... that the three-toed species of '''''Diplobune ↗''''' ''(fossils pictured)'' were mammals of the order of "even-toed ungulates ↗"? (October 17)

... that although fossils of the extinct mammal '''''Asiavorator ↗''''' were first found in 1922, the genus was not named until 73 years later, in 1995? (October 18)

... that in aquariums, the '''humpbacked limia ↗''' is known to cannibalise the young? (October 21)

... that '''''Hypericum perforatum ↗''''' was a common component of classical ↗ cure-all concoctions called theriacs ↗? (October 21)

... that Aristotle classified living things based on whether they had a "sensitive soul" or, like '''plants ↗''', only a "vegetative soul"? (October 22)

... that in June 2022, a neurosurgeon found '''a roundworm ↗''' in someone's brain? (October 23)

... that '''ancient permafrost can preserve viable microorganisms ↗''', some of which contain antibiotic-resistance ↗ genes that may be transferred to modern bacteria ↗? (October 27)

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 24

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{{icon|FA}} ''Hypericum sechmenii ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br />
{{icon|FA}} ''Nyctibatrachus major ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of platyrrhines ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of gymnosperm families ↗ by {{noping|Dank}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Varroa destructor ↗'' by {{noping|KoA}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Lepas testudinata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Island bronze-naped pigeon ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|SilverTiger12}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Placidium arboreum ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|SilverTiger12}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Orange-billed lorikeet ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Spinular night frog ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|An anonymous username, not my real name}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Crested cuckoo-dove ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Femke}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Aristonectes ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko ↗ by {{noping|Olmagon}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Femoral gland ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Ameerega munduruku ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Snowy plover ↗ by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}, reviewed by {{noping|SilverTiger12}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Crested cuckoo-dove ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Wood-pasture hypothesis ↗ by {{noping|AndersenAnders}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum bupleuroides ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Teratoscincus roborowskii ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Pulchrocladia retipora ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Anaptychia ciliaris ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
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{{icon|FLC}} List of birds of Bouvet Island ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Laomaki ↗'' by {{noping|An anonymous username, not my real name}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Eucalyptus gomphocephala ↗'' by {{noping|Hughesdarren}}<br />
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The third edition of our monthly contest ↗ saw {{noping|Quetzal1964}} win for the second month in a row, scoring 68 points from 39 articles about a variety of marine fishes. In second place for the month is {{noping|Olmagon}}, who scored 45 points from 10 articles on extinct crustaceans and geckoes. In the overall standings, {{noping|Quetzal1964}} leapfrogged over {{noping|simongraham}} into first place, with 176 points from 109 articles; {{noping|simongraham}} is now in second place with 136 points from 37 articles. The December edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.

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... that a variety of the '''Connecticut field pumpkin ↗''' is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"? (November 1)

... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of '''John Hunter Thomas ↗''', but also bear his name ↗? (November 3)

... that '''life ↗''' exists in every part of the biosphere ↗, from the deepest parts of the ocean ''(bacterium pictured)'' to altitudes of up to 64 km (40 miles) in the atmosphere? (November 6)

... that '''''Sivapardus ↗''''' was larger than a leopard, smaller than a lion, and had a face like a cheetah? (November 7)

... that '''Lillian V. Holdeman Moore ↗''' identified a spike in hydrogen-gas-producing bacteria in Skylab ↗ astronauts? (November 8)

... that euglossine bees ↗ distribute the seeds of '''vanilla tlatepusco ↗'''? (November 11)

... that in 1822, the Paleogene ↗ mammal '''''Anoplotherium commune ↗''''' ''(reconstruction pictured)'' was the first fossil species to be subjected to a brain cast ↗ study? (November 12)

... that the '''island bronze-naped pigeon ↗''' is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé ↗? (November 12)

... that '''little pink elephants ↗''' are parasitic ↗? (November 12)

... that the gecko '''''Paroedura maingoka ↗''''' ''(pictured)'' imitates venomous scorpions to discourage predators? (November 13)

... that the scenic fields of '''northern wyethia ↗''' ''(pictured)'' found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been overgrazed ↗? (November 15)

... that a '''1950s album of frog calls ↗''' developed a cult following? (November 15)

... that at a maximum standard length ↗ of roughly 2 cm (0.8 in), '''dwarf pufferfish ↗''' are some of the smallest pufferfish in the world? (November 18)

... that the authors of '''''The Neanderthals Rediscovered ↗''''' learned that their book proposal had been accepted on the same day they took their twin sons home from hospital? (November 20)

... that hatchling '''Balkan terrapins ↗''' are only 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length, while adults ''(example pictured)'' can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in)? (November 21)

... that '''organisms could harvest kinetic energy ↗''' to survive? (November 22)

... that pollution in rivers scatters far-red light ↗, making it harder for plants like '''''Noveloa ↗''''' to germinate ↗? (November 23)

... that many '''hyalospheniid amoebae ↗''' ''(example pictured)'' construct shells by stealing mineralized particles from the shells of their prey? (November 28)

... that '''an ancient wildcat species ↗''' is known only from a part of the jaw of a single animal discovered in Poland? (November 29)

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 25

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{{icon|FA}} Teloschistaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of birds of Bouvet Island ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|FL}} List of sunbirds ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Slime mold ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Handicap principle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Insect ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Iztwoz}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Wheat ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|KoA}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Eucalyptus gomphocephala ↗'' by {{noping|Hughesdarren}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Buellia frigida ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|J Milburn}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai ↗'' by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Great cuckoo-dove ↗ by {{noping|AryKun}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} Lake Patzcuaro salamander ↗ by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br />
{{icon|GA}} ''Anoplotherium ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}<br />
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{{icon|FAC}} Alpine ibex ↗ by {{noping|LittleJerry}}<br />
{{icon|FAC}} ''Pseudastacus ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}<br />
{{icon|FAC}} ''Pachysentis ↗'' by {{noping|Mattximus}}<br />
{{icon|FLC}} List of primates ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Banded palm civet ↗ by {{noping|Cremastra}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Perothops ↗'' by {{noping|Memer15151}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum hircinum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Boquila ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}} and {{noping|Veridicae}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Aptostichus barackobamai ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Buffy-tufted marmoset ↗ by {{noping|André Ribeiro Cardoso}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Ant mimicry ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Mosquito ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Anopheles ↗'' by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Rice ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Pliosaurus andrewsi ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Triassosculda ↗'' by {{noping|Abdullah raji}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Flaco (owl) ↗ by {{noping|Rhododendrites}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} ''Crassispira incrassata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br />
{{icon|GAN}} Sei whale ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}<br />
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And so ends the fourth edition of the monthly rolling contest ↗, as well as the 2023 Tree of Life Contest as a whole. This month saw {{noping|simongraham}} win with a very impressive 120 points from 27 articles. {{noping|Quetzal1964}} was second with 74 points from 37 articles. The annual contest was a close race between simongraham and Quetzal1964; simongraham won first place with 256 points from 64 articles, and Quetzal1964 was second with 250 points from 146 articles. {{noping|Snoteleks}} was third with 79 points from 33 articles. Congratulations to everyone who won this year and my gratitude to everyone else who helped raise the quality of articles in our little corner of Wikipedia this year. Additionally, a very Happy New Year to everyone in the project and here's looking forward to continuing our good work in 2024!
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... that a "bat ensnared by a plant" was discovered in the garden of the '''Palestine Museum of Natural History ↗'''? (December 2)

... that female '''snowy plovers ↗''' often abandon their families as soon as the chicks hatch? (December 4)

... that '''''Lepas testudinata ↗''''' can form colonies ↗ of more than 1000 members at a time? (December 5)

... that the gecko '''''Teratoscincus roborowskii ↗''''' eats caper ↗ fruits and disperses the plant's seeds in its feces? (December 5)

... that '''Henk Zwartepoorte ↗''' quacked at caimans ↗? (December 5)

... that the green colour of '''bofedales ↗''' ''(examples pictured)'' stands out in the yellow surrounding landscape? (December 6)

... that '''''Desulfovibrio vulgaris ↗''''' can remove toxic heavy metals from the environment? (December 8)

... that '''''Varroa destructor ↗''''' ''(example pictured)'', the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite ↗ that attacks and feeds on honey bees ↗ and is one of the most harmful honey-bee pests in the world? (December 11)

... that young '''orange-billed lorikeets ↗''' are actually yellow-billed? (December 16)

... that '''stinking tutsan ↗''' smells like goat? (December 20)

... that '''orange paintbrushes ↗''' are guarded by rufous hummingbirds ↗? (December 21)

... that the Antarctic lichen '''''Buellia frigida ↗''''' has been to outer space? (December 22)

... that the closest modern fern relatives to '''''Dennstaedtia christophelii ↗''''' ''(fossil pictured)'' of the Pacific Northwest are tropical species from South America? (December 24)

... that in Icelandic folklore, the '''Yule cat ↗''' eats people who do not receive new clothing for Christmas? (December 25)

... that the '''Lake Patzcuaro salamander ↗'''<nowiki/>'s native habitat is limited to a single lake in Mexico ↗? (December 28)

... that plant species like '''''Hypericum bupleuroides ↗''''' can reproduce by a callus ↗? (December 29)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 60

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 26

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{{icon|FA}} Alpine ibex ↗ by {{noping|LittleJerry}}<br>
{{icon|FA}} Markham's storm petrel ↗ by {{noping|FunkMonk}}, {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}, and {{noping|Therapyisgood}}<br>
{{icon|FL}} List of primates ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|FL}} List of birds of Alberta ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Rice ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|RecycledPixels}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Barley ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Bruxton}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Chicken ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|DocZach}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Cereal ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Bruxton}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Ant mimicry ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Anopheles ↗'' by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Mosquito ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Cherry blossom ↗ by {{noping|Reconrabbit}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Sei whale ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Megaherbivore ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Brown bear ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Indian rhinoceros ↗ by {{noping|20 upper}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum hircinum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum foliosum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum grandifolium ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Boquila ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Aptostichus barackobamai ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Crassispira incrassata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|20 upper}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Punctelia ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Chrysothrix chlorina ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Chrysothrix chlorina ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Ramalina peruviana ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Menemerus animatus ↗'' by {{noping|simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Afraflacilla braunsi ↗'' by {{noping|simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Nasutoceratops ↗'' by {{noping|FunkMonk}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Pseudastacus ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}, reviewed by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Angustidontus ↗'' by {{noping|Super Dromaeosaurus}} and {{noping|Ichthyovenator}}, reviewed by {{noping|Amitchell125}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Pruemopterus ↗'' by {{noping|Super Dromaeosaurus}} and {{noping|Ichthyovenator}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Black-billed magpie ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Black-capped chickadee ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Horned sungem ↗ by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Flaco (owl) ↗ by {{noping|Rhododendrites}}, reviewed by {{noping|Etriusus}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Telonemia ↗ by {{noping|Snotoleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} "''Pliosaurus''" ''andrewsi'' ↗ by {{noping|Amirani1746}}, reviewed by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Beaver drop ↗ by {{noping|Lightburst}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>

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{{icon|FAC}} Horned sungem ↗ by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|FAC}} Tufted jay ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|FAC}} ''Nasutoceratops ↗'' by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Maize ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Cattle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Pig ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Domestic duck ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Eusociality ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Fish ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Barnacle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Ochrophyte ↗ by {{noping|Snotoleks}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Parvilucifera ↗'' by {{noping|Snotoleks}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Thalattoarchon ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hydropunctaria amphibia ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Melanohalea ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Spot test (lichen) ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Lecideaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum'' × ''inodorum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum'' sect. ''Androsaemum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Olga Hartman ↗ by {{noping|Viriditas}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Mixtotherium ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Enhydriodon ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Lentinus brumalis ↗'' by {{noping|Зэгс ус}}<br>
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The February edition saw {{noping|Quetzal1964}} win for the second time in a row, with 114 points from 43 articles. In second place was {{noping|Snoteleks}}, with 21 points from 7 seven articles on various unicellular eukaryote ↗s, including the GA Telonemia ↗.

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... that '''''Dacrytherium ↗''''', literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "tear-pit ↗"? (3 January)

... that misidentifications of the '''crested cuckoo-dove ↗''' have led to claims that the extinct Choiseul pigeon ↗ is still around? (4 January)

... that the '''wood-pasture hypothesis ↗''' posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe? (5 January)

... that until April 2023, when the genus ↗ '''''Triassosculda ↗''''' was discovered, the mantis shrimp ↗ fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years? (5 January)

... that although '''Olga Hartman ↗''' believed that her basic research ↗ on marine worms had no practical value, it was applied to experimental studies of oysters? (6 January)

... that '''Oxford ivy ↗''' grows towards the light to bloom and then towards the darkness when going to seed? (17 January)

... that '''S. F. Light ↗''' ''(pictured)'' disliked using his full name? (20 January)

... that the fossil turtle '''''Acherontemys ↗''''' was named for a "river of the fabled lower world"? (26 January)

... that '''a species of spider ↗''' is named after Barack Obama ↗? (27 January)

... that '''''Boquila trifoliolata ↗''''' is the only known plant capable of simultaneously mimicking multiple species? (27 January)

... that '''''Harpegnathos alperti ↗''''' worker ants have black heads and chocolate-colored mandibles? (28 January)

... that all known populations of '''''Epipterygium opararense ↗''''' ''(example pictured)'' live within a 5-metre (16 ft) radius in New Zealand? (28 January)

... that female '''swamp guppies ↗''' ''(pictured)'' show no preference for orange or red coloration during courtship? (29 January)

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... that '''black-billed magpies ↗''' are known to eat ticks ↗ off deer ↗ and other large mammals ''(example pictured)''? (1 February)

... that scientist '''Adelaida K. Semesi ↗''' was known as "mama mangroves" due to her specialist knowledge of their ecology? (2 February)

... that for the '''southern molly ↗''', sexual selection ↗ favors smaller males because they copulate by sneaking up to females? (2 February)

... that '''eyelash seaweed ↗''' may have been made extinct ↗ by a single 2016 earthquake ↗? (4 February)

... that '''conservation in Indonesia ↗''' had little local support after independence because it was associated with the Dutch colonial period ↗? (5 February)

... that the artiodactyl ↗ '''''Ephelcomenus ↗''''' is thought to have been capable of burrowing? (6 February)

... that male '''mangrove mollies ↗''' mate sneakily? (14 February)

... that '''barley ↗''' was once used as a form of money? (14 February)

... it has been suggested that '''''Crassispira incrassata ↗''''' may be a southern variation of ''Crassispira bottae ↗'' and not its own species? (15 February)

... that the '''shining St John's wort ↗''' owes its bright colors partly to carotenoid ↗ compounds? (18 February)

... that having lived in Central Park for more than a year after becoming homeless, '''Flaco ↗''' ''(pictured)'' has been accused of being a peeping tom? (19 February)

... that the '''horned sungem ↗''' ''(example pictured)'' is sometimes a nectar robber ↗? (24 February)

... that the sea slug '''''Bosellia mimetica ↗''''' benefits from photosynthesis? (25 February)

... that almost all members of a flock of '''tufted jays ↗''' work together to build a nest? (28 February)

... that the hippocampus ↗ of the '''black-capped chickadee ↗''' grows in the fall and shrinks in the spring? (29 February)

... that an '''Indian rhinoceros ↗''', sent as a gift to Pope Leo X ↗ in 1515, was immortalised as ''Dürer's Rhinoceros ↗'' after dying in a shipwreck? (29 February)

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{{icon|FA}} Horned sungem ↗ by {{noping|Jens Lallensack}}<br>
{{icon|FA}} Tufted jay ↗ by {{noping|grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|FA}} ''Pseudastacus ↗'' by {{noping|Olmagon}}<br>
{{icon|FL}} List of erinaceids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|FT}} Primates ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|GT}} ''Hypericum'' sect. ''Androsaemum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Thalattoarchon ↗'' by {{noping|Amirani1746}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Lentinus brumalis ↗'' by {{noping|Зэгс ус}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum'' sect. ''Androsaemum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|Maxim Masiutin}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hypericum'' × ''inodorum'' ↗ by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Barnacle ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Lightburst}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Maize ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Pig ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Orange (fruit) ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|750h+}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Fish ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Reconrabbit}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Organism ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Hydropunctaria amphibia ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Melanohalea ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Lecideaceae ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Xylopsora canopeorum ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Spot test (lichen) ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|AryKun}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Gustaf Einar Du Rietz ↗ by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Allocalicium ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Simongraham}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Multiclavula mucida ↗'' by {{noping|Esculenta}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Aphaena submaculata ↗'' by {{noping|Etriusus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} White-tailed jay ↗ by {{noping|Grungaloo}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Fork-tailed drongo ↗ by {{noping|The Blue Rider}}, reviewed by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Northern green anaconda ↗ by {{noping|Chaotic Enby}}, reviewed by {{noping|Geardona}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Heptamegacanthus ↗'' by {{noping|Mattximus}}, reviewed by {{noping|Esculenta}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Mixtotherium ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|FunkMonk}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Diplobune ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Ochrophyte ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Ealdgyth}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Parvilucifera ↗'' by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Urceolus ↗'' by {{noping|Snoteleks}}, reviewed by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Plexippoides regius ↗'' by {{noping|Simongraham}}, reviewed by {{noping|Grungaloo}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Olga Hartman ↗ by {{noping|Viriditas}}, reviewed by {{noping|Lightburst}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} Giant panda ↗ by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}, reviewed by {{noping|Thebiguglyalien}}<br>
{{icon|GA}} ''Enchylium conglomeratum ↗'' by {{noping|Xkalponik}}, reviewed by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>

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{{icon|FAC}} ''Heptamegacanthus ↗'' by {{noping|Mattximus}}<br>
{{icon|FLC}} List of talpids ↗ by {{noping|PresN}}<br>
{{icon|FLC}} List of birds of New Brunswick ↗ by {{noping|B3251}}<br>
{{icon|FLC}} List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada ↗ by {{noping|Dank}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Dissoderma odoratum ↗'' by {{noping|NotAGenious}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Xiphodon ↗'' by {{noping|PrimalMustelid}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Banana ↗ by {{noping|Chiswick Chap}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Phintella parva ↗'' by {{noping|Simongraham}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Evarcha maculata ↗'' by {{noping|Simongraham}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Asian elephant ↗ by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Megafauna ↗ by {{noping|Wolverine XI}}<br>
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{{icon|GAN}} Thistle tortoise beetle ↗ by {{noping|Justinxuje}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Enchylium limosum ↗'' by {{noping|Xkalponik}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Enchylium polycarpon ↗'' by {{noping|Xkalponik}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Skeleton panda sea squirt ↗ by {{noping|Chaotic Enby}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum aciferum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum russeggeri ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Hypericum minutum ↗'' by {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Chrompodellid ↗ by {{noping|Snoteleks}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Aquilegia sibirica ↗'' by {{noping|Pbritti}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} ''Carabus japonicus ↗'' by {{noping|NHanselman}}<br>
{{icon|GAN}} Charles De Geer ↗ by {{noping|Yakikaki}}<br>
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The newsletter will not be returning to a monthly format (mainly because the author is busy failing every exam imaginable) and is on a bimonthly schedule for the foreseeable future.

The second round of the WikiCup was very competitive, requiring the highest points total to advance since 2014. Two TOL editors, {{noping|AryKun}} and {{noping|Fritzmann2002}}, advanced to the third round.

The March edition of our monthly rolling contest ↗ was won by {{noping|simongraham}}, who amassed 118 points from 21 articles on various species of jumping spider; in second place was {{noping|Quetzal1964}} with 109 points from 53 articles on marine ray-finned fish.

Quetzal1964 and simongraham were also the top two in the April edition, although Quetzal was ahead this time, with 68 points to simongraham's 48. In the annual leaderboard, Quetzal and simongraham are in first and second place respectively, with 291 and 246 points; in third place is {{noping|Snotoleks}}, with 76 points.

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... that an '''Indian rhinoceros ↗''', sent as a gift to Pope Leo X ↗ in 1515, was immortalised as ''Dürer's Rhinoceros ↗'' after dying in a shipwreck? (1 March)

... that due to a misunderstanding, '''''Catodontherium ↗''''' was moved from its original genus name? (3 March)

... that a malaria ↗-control program in rural Brazil attracted droves of '''annoying, colorful bees that collect pesticide ↗''' ''(example pictured)'' into homes? (4 March)

... that popular garden plants ↗ like '''malfurada ↗''' often escape from cultivation ↗ and become invasive ↗? (5 March)

... that the '''cherry blossom ↗''' was used symbolically in Japanese World War II propaganda ↗, with falling petals representing "young soldiers' sacrifice for the emperor"? (8 March)

... that off-roading ↗ at Muriwai Beach ↗ in New Zealand may be damaging the habitat of the newly described '''korowai gecko ↗''' ''(example pictured)''? (9 March)

... that Will Smith ↗ took part in the expedition that discovered the '''northern green anaconda ↗'''? (13 March)

... that the '''Kīlauea lava cricket ↗''' disappears from a lava field as soon as any plants start to grow there? (13 March)

... that Julian Assange ↗'s lawyer argued that the rules set by the Ecuadorian embassy ↗ requiring Assange to take care of his pet cat '''Michi ↗''' were "denigrating"? (13 March)

... that mule deer ↗ sometimes prefer the flavor of one '''Rocky Mountain juniper ↗''' tree, like "ice cream", over another? (21 March)

... that the '''skeleton panda sea squirt ↗''' was known on the Internet for its skeleton-like appearance years before its formal description? (26 March)

... that only one fruit but several thousand seeds were known when '''''Allenbya collinsonae ↗''''' was named? (26 March)

... that while named for alliums ↗, the fossil '''''Paleoallium ↗''''' ''(pictured)'' was not necessarily directly related to any allium species? (27 March)

... that the extinct genus '''''Mixtotherium ↗''''', meaning 'mixed beast', has traits of both extinct primates and hyraxes ↗? (28 March)

... that the fossil fern '''''Dickwhitea ↗''''' was described from a single block of chert ↗? (28 March)

... that '''''Scytalopus krabbei ↗''''' is named after Niels Krabbe ↗, who discovered seven other species in its genus? (29 March)

... that '''''Institutiones rei herbariae ↗''''', published in 1700, sought to give a unique name to every plant based on their "essence"? (29 March)

... that in some rare cases, large Siberian tigers ↗ prey on adult '''brown bears ↗'''? (30 March)

... that only six years after its 2016 discovery, the '''Meratus blue flycatcher ↗''' ''(pictured)'' was found being sold in Indonesian songbird markets? (30 March)

... that the '''spirit liverwort ↗''' is called such because of its proximity to the Māori afterlife? (31 March)

... that cultures of the fungus '''''Lentinus brumalis ↗''''' have been flown on three different satellites? (31 March)

... that the English herbalist Nicholas Culpeper ↗ claimed that eating '''alkanet ↗''' leaves would make a person's spit deadly to serpents? (31 March)

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... that despite its name meaning 'unscented', '''''Hypericum'' × ''inodorum'' ↗''' can smell strongly of goat? (1 April)

... that '''color-changing cats ↗''' ''(artist's impression pictured)'' could help us communicate with the future? (2 April)

... that '''Pep ↗''' the dog was falsely accused of murdering a cat and sent to Eastern State Penitentiary ↗? (2 April)

... that '''an extinct French scarab beetle ↗''' was discovered in a Prague factory? (3 April)

... that the '''white-tailed jay ↗''' ''(example pictured)'' found in Ecuador and Peru was once thought to have been brought to Mexico by pre-Columbian trade ↗? (5 April)

... that saving the '''Guadalupe cypress ↗''' included the help of 40 Judas goats ↗? (5 April)

... that the '''fork-tailed drongo ↗''' gives genuine alarm calls but will sometimes lie to steal food from other animals ↗? (5 April)

... that '''Bangiales ↗''', an order ↗ of red algae ↗, contains both the oldest-known sexually reproducing organism ↗ and the seaweed used to make sushi wrappers ↗? (7 April)

... that beavers, mules, and dogs have been '''parachuted from airplanes ↗'''? (8 April)

... that '''''Aphaena submaculata ↗''''' ''(pictured)'' uses specialized mouthparts to suck the sap of trees? (8 April)

... that female '''''Eriopis connexa ↗''''' beetles prevent sibling cannibalism by laying unfertilized eggs? (9 April)

... that '''''Androsaemum androsaemum ↗''''' is botanically unacceptable ↗, but '''''Aniculus aniculus ↗''''' is perfectly valid ↗? (9 April)

... that there is one male for every 31 females in an '''''E. interjectus ↗''''' colony, and each female can start its own colony? (10 April)

... that '''the first extant deer discovered in the 21st century ↗''' is only 38 centimetres (15 in) tall? (10 April)

... that '''''Buellia aethalea ↗''''', a species ↗ of fungus ↗, is also known as the "darkened button lichen ↗" due to the small black spots on its crusty grey surface? (14 April)

... that despite commonly being caught with a hook and line ↗, the holotype ↗ of the '''Rapa Nui lizardfish ↗''' was instead collected with a spear ↗? (14 April)

... that '''ochrophyte ↗''' algae have twice as many membranes around their chloroplasts as plants? (16 April)

... that while the lichen ↗ species '''''Enchylium conglomeratum ↗''''' is considered secure ↗ globally, it has been designated as extinct ↗ in the UK and regionally extinct ↗ in Switzerland? (18 April)

... that '''''Cladonota ↗'''''<nowiki/>'s extravagant dorsal structures have been called both "grotesque" and "particularly charismatic"? (19 April)

... that the damselfly-relative '''''Okanagrion ↗''''' is suggested to have eight species due to both alpha ↗ and beta diversity ↗ drivers? (21 April)

... that trees of the extinct genus '''''Calamophyton ↗''''' ''(example pictured)'' formed the earliest known forest? (22 April)

... that the color of a '''black-headed tailorbird ↗'''<nowiki/>'s throat was thought to depend on sex, but later turned out to depend on age? (23 April)

... that '''Biodiversity Impact Credits ↗''' seek to stop species extinction ↗? (30 April)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 66

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Spotlight: Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention and WikiCredCon

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In this issue we highlight two resource renewals, #EveryBookItsReader, a note about Phabricator, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.
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Books & Bytes – Issue 69

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In this issue we highlight a new partnership, Citation Watchlist and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.
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Books & Bytes – Issue 70

New collections:

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Books & Bytes – Issue 71

Spotlight: 1Lib1Ref 2025 in Nigeria

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Books & Bytes – Issue 72

Renewed partnerships

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Books & Bytes – Issue 73

Four new partnerships

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Books & Bytes – Issue 74

New partnership: Swissdox

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