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December 2023—Issue 025

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Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

File:Featured article star.svg Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack File:Featured article star.svg Teloschistaceae by Esculenta File:Featured article star.svg List of birds of Bouvet Island by AryKun File:Featured article star.svg List of sunbirds by AryKun File:Symbol support vote.svg Slime mold by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta File:Symbol support vote.svg Handicap principle by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Etriusus File:Symbol support vote.svg Insect by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Iztwoz File:Symbol support vote.svg Wheat by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by KoA File:Symbol support vote.svg Eucalyptus gomphocephala by Hughesdarren, reviewed by Grungaloo File:Symbol support vote.svg Buellia frigida by Esculenta, reviewed by J Milburn File:Symbol support vote.svg Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo File:Symbol support vote.svg Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo File:Symbol support vote.svg Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo File:Symbol support vote.svg Great cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack File:Symbol support vote.svg Lake Patzcuaro salamander by Etriusus, reviewed by Grungaloo File:Symbol support vote.svg Anoplotherium by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by 20 upper

Newly nominated content

File:Cscr-candidate.svg Alpine ibex by LittleJerry File:Cscr-candidate.svg Pseudastacus by Olmagon File:Cscr-candidate.svg Pachysentis by Mattximus File:Cscr-candidate.svg List of primates by PresN File:GA candidate.svg Banded palm civet by Cremastra File:GA candidate.svg Perothops by Memer15151 File:GA candidate.svg Hypericum hircinum by Fritzmann2002 File:GA candidate.svg Boquila by Etriusus and Veridicae File:GA candidate.svg Aptostichus barackobamai by Etriusus File:GA candidate.svg Buffy-tufted marmoset by André Ribeiro Cardoso File:GA candidate.svg Ant mimicry by Chiswick Chap File:GA candidate.svg Mosquito by Chiswick Chap File:GA candidate.svg Anopheles by Chiswick Chap File:GA candidate.svg Rice by Chiswick Chap File:GA candidate.svg Pliosaurus andrewsi by Amirani1746 File:GA candidate.svg Triassosculda by Abdullah raji File:GA candidate.svg Flaco (owl) by Rhododendrites File:GA candidate.svg Crassispira incrassata by Etriusus File:GA candidate.svg Sei whale by 20 upper

Contest results

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 simongraham win with a very impressive 120 points from 27 articles. 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. 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!

December DYKs

Snowy plover with chicks

Snowy plover with chicks

Bofedales in the foreground

Bofedales in the foreground

Adult female Varroa mite

Adult female Varroa mite

Dennstaedtia christophelii fossil frond

Dennstaedtia christophelii fossil frond

• ... 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'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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