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#NewSpecies!
New water mite from #china just swam in:

Atractides cardiacus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/0396422E-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #AtractidesCardiacus

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April 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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"Jack Daw's Adventures" by Hal Cochran and Lee Wright, 1922-1926
August 17th, 1923 as seen in the Omaha Daily News
Serialized comic strip "Jack Daw's Adventures." Chapter XX of "Under the Sea." Full text: "By this time Jack was pretty discouraged, but he cheered up when the watermite suggested that get a sawfish to saw the chest in two. 'Go ahead,' exclaimed Jack. And it was not too long before the watermite had a sawfish lurking right down by the side of the great chest. The watermite whispered something to the sawfish and immediately the long, lanky fish was working away, running his long nose back and forth over the chest. Jack, in the meantime, sat down on a rock and patted his dog as Flip slunk down beside him to watch the fish work. Gradually the sawfish worked his way down through the chest and finally there was a bulge of water and the great treasure chest fell apart. Jack jumped up and gave one look. So did the watermite. And then their looks of hope turned to looks of disappointment."
June 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New #watermite from #china just snuck in:

Panisopsis lixunae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/49855E84-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#ZSE #PanisopsisLixunae

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Micrograph of Panisopsis lixunae, paratype ♀, dorsal view.
August 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM