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[edit ]All help is welcome to produce this community newsletter! I understand that Wikipedia editing is a volunteer activity by people with real lives, however, so don't feel that you need to commit to a lifetime of service. Feel free to come and go as ideas/the urge to copyedit strikes you.
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Current issue (March and April 2024)
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- March and April 2024—Issue 027
- Tree of Life
- Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Horned sungem by Jens Lallensack
Tufted jay by grungaloo
Pseudastacus by Olmagon
List of erinaceids by PresN
Primates by PresN
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002
Thalattoarchon by Amirani1746 , reviewed by Esculenta
Lentinus brumalis by Зэгс ус , reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002 , reviewed by Maxim Masiutin
×ばつ inodorum">Hypericum ×ばつ inodorum by Fritzmann2002 , reviewed by AryKun
Barnacle by Chiswick Chap , reviewed by Lightburst
Maize by Chiswick Chap , reviewed by AryKun
Pig by Chiswick Chap , reviewed by Wolverine XI
Orange (fruit) by Chiswick Chap , reviewed by 750h+
Fish by Chiswick Chap , reviewed by Reconrabbit
Organism by Chiswick Chap , reviewed by Esculenta
Hydropunctaria amphibia by Esculenta , reviewed by AryKun
Melanohalea by Esculenta , reviewed by AryKun
Lecideaceae by Esculenta , reviewed by Wolverine XI
Xylopsora canopeorum by Esculenta , reviewed by AryKun
Spot test (lichen) by Esculenta , reviewed by AryKun
Gustaf Einar Du Rietz by Esculenta , reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Allocalicium by Esculenta , reviewed by Simongraham
Multiclavula mucida by Esculenta , reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Aphaena submaculata by Etriusus , reviewed by Wolverine XI
White-tailed jay by Grungaloo , reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Fork-tailed drongo by The Blue Rider , reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Northern green anaconda by Chaotic Enby , reviewed by Geardona
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus , reviewed by Esculenta
Mixtotherium by PrimalMustelid , reviewed by FunkMonk
Diplobune by PrimalMustelid , reviewed by Wolverine XI
Ochrophyte by Snoteleks , reviewed by Ealdgyth
Parvilucifera by Snoteleks , reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Urceolus by Snoteleks , reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Plexippoides regius by Simongraham , reviewed by Grungaloo
Olga Hartman by Viriditas , reviewed by Lightburst
Giant panda by Wolverine XI , reviewed by Thebiguglyalien
Enchylium conglomeratum by Xkalponik , reviewed by Wolverine XI
Great cuckoo-dove by AryKun
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus
List of talpids by PresN
List of birds of New Brunswick by B3251
List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada by Dank
Dissoderma odoratum by NotAGenious
Xiphodon by PrimalMustelid
Banana by Chiswick Chap
Phintella parva by Simongraham
Evarcha maculata by Simongraham
Asian elephant by Wolverine XI
Megafauna by Wolverine XI
Fishing cat by Wolverine XI
Thistle tortoise beetle by Justinxuje
Enchylium limosum by Xkalponik
Enchylium polycarpon by Xkalponik
Skeleton panda sea squirt by Chaotic Enby
Hypericum aciferum by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum russeggeri by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum minutum by Fritzmann2002
Chrompodellid by Snoteleks
Aquilegia sibirica by Pbritti
Carabus japonicus by NHanselman
Charles De Geer by Yakikaki
Cheetah reintroduction in India by Magentic Manifestations
- 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, AryKun and Fritzmann2002 , advanced to the third round.
- The March edition of our monthly rolling contest was won by simongraham , who amassed 118 points from 21 articles on various species of jumping spider; in second place was 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 Snotoleks , with 76 points.
- ... 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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Eufriesea purpurata
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Korowai gecko
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Paleoallium billgenseli fossil
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Male Meratus blue flycatcher
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- ... that despite its name meaning 'unscented', ×ばつ inodorum">Hypericum ×ばつ 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 '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 '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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Artist's impression of a ray cat
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White-tailed jay
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Aphaena submaculata
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Calamophyton tree
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