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On 2 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Glischrochilus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that picnic beetles(example pictured) are attracted to beer? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 16 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Belemnotheutis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 150-million-year-old ink of the extinct, squid-like Belemnotheutis(artist's rendition pictured) was used to draw a picture that paleontologists called "the ultimate self portrait"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 13 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black marsh turtle, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Thailand, the smiling terrapin(pictured) is believed to contain the souls of people who died while trying to save others from drowning? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 23 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bumastus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the extinct trilobiteBumastus(artist's rendition pictured) was named after its resemblance to large grapes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Scutelleridae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the iridescent metallic hues of some jewel bugs (Scutelleridae) (example pictured) are caused by structural colors instead of pigmentation? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nauclea orientalis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that bark extracts of Leichhardt trees(pictured) can be used to stun fish and make them easier to catch? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 23 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Crossopriza lyoni, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that spiderlings of Crossopriza lyoni can catch mosquitoes four times their own size barely one week after hatching? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 24 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palaeochiropteryx, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the many examples of extinct 48-million year old batgenusPalaeochiropteryx(life restoration pictured) found in the Messel lake may have drowned after being rendered unconscious in flight by poisonous volcanic gases? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 27 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tessaratomidae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that some species of giant stink bugs(pictured) are edible? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 29 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eurypterus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a fossil of the extinctsea scorpionEurypterus(restoration pictured) was once thought to be a catfish? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Snowmastodon site, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first Columbian mammoth(artist's restoration pictured) found at the Snowmastodon site, an Ice Age fossil dig near Denver, was initially dug out by a construction worker using a bulldozer? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 21 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article East African Highland bananas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that East African Highland bananas are so important as staple food crops in Uganda that 'Matoke', the traditional meal made from steamed bananas, is synonymous with the word "food"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 2 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Timema, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that some species of the stick insect genus Timema(example pictured) have not had sex for over a million years? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 3 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palaeontinidae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fossils of extinct giant cicadas(pictured) were once misidentified as the oldest known butterflies? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 8 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fairyfly, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fairyflies include the smallest known insects, smaller than a single-celled Paramecium? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fairyfly.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 25 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Waptia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the shrimp-like 510-million-year-old arthropodWaptia(artist's restoration pictured) was named after two mountains? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Waptia.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 17 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ancyronyx, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that spider water beetles(pictured) can only breathe in moderate to fast-moving bodies of water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ancyronyx. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 24 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zospeum tholussum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the microscopic cave snail Zospeum tholussum(pictured) is so slow that in a week's time it may only move a few millimeters or centimeters in circles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zospeum tholussum. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
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