User talk:Invertzoo/Archive 42

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ARCHIVE PAGE 42: June 2011

• What does the word mean? Hi - I'd be happy to be rid of Eucosmia if it is of no use. My only interest in it is its similar spelling to Eucosma,Euosmia, etc. I tried to find a definition for eucosmia but it is not in Wiktionary or any other online dictionaries or other etymology resources as far as I can tell. Is it a Latin or Greek word? The only reference I could find was that it means "decorum" from Pythagoras of Samos (ca. 570–496 B.C.)[1]. But I'm no expert on molluscs or Greek/Latin words, so its your call! (I'll post this on Invertzoo's talk page too). Thanks, Facts707 (talk) 18:31, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

thanks the the update, and I've updated my talk page. Facts707(talk) 05:41, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission of Nazi talking dogsat the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entryand respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Schwede66 19:58, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Greetings Invertzoo, how are you doing? I hope that things are getting better for you and your husband. Today I finally got around to uploading three photos I took of a snail last year when I was in Ubud, Bali. I know virtually nothing about land gastropods, and so wondered if you could identify the species I took? I apologise if that isn't a very realistic proposition though! As you know, nudibranchs are so colourful that with the exceptions of a few cases, it is usually possible to identify them from photos alone. I have no idea how easy that is with snails. Anyway, if you think the photos are useful or new, naturally feel free to add them anywhere you see fit. Best wishes Antarctic-adventurer (talk) 13:09, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

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  Snail in Ubud, Bali, 2010 (1)
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  Snail in Ubud, Bali, 2010 (2)
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  Snail in Ubud, Bali, 2010 (3)

Hi Antartic-adventurer, Thanks, we are both doing OK but not quite back to normal yet. Very nice images you made! It looks as if you saw a giant African land snail,Achatina fulica, which unfortunately has been accidentally introduced (as eggs in soil with potted plants) to Asia and to other tropical areas of the world, including south Florida. I say unfortunate because this thing is a very serious pest to agriculture. (I suppose this might actually be one of the other species ofAchatina, I don't know really how to differentiate them. But it's definitely an Achatina and it does look like A. fulica.) All good wishes to you, Invertzoo (talk) 13:29, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your quick reply and identification! Interesting snail. According to the Japanese page, it can be quite harmful to humans and is listed in the IUCN top 100 list of invasive species. (The information on its poison doesn't seem to be in the English article though). I took the intiative of adding one of the images to the article. If you think it is inappropriate naturally feel free to remove it. Meanwhile, I'll stay on the look out for more snails!Antarctic-adventurer (talk) 18:00, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

I removed the other image in the taxobox because yours is much better looking and in better focus. I believe it is perhaps not correct that these snails are poisonous? I think maybe it is the parasites that they carry that make them dangerous to eat rather than any poisonous substance? Yes please do look out for other snails! They do tend to be rather small and inconspicuous compared to that giant though. But we will be happy to see them regardless of how tiny they are. Slugs too are good subjects for images although if they are found in developed areas, some of those will also be introduced pest species. Best wishes to you,Invertzoo (talk) 18:19, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

On 4 June 2011,Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bolo Pasha, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bolo Pasha, a Frenchman with an Egyptian title, was convicted and executed in France in 1918 for being a German spy using evidence collected by the New York Attorney General? 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

On 6 June 2011,Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nazi talking dogs, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Nazi scientists claimed to havetrained a dog to call "Adolf Hitler" as "MeinFührer"? 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 theDid you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

On 10 June 2011,Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jewish response to The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh about the Armenian Genocide played a role in organizing the Jewish resistance under Nazi rule? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how,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.

Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I answered your remark on my own user talk page. Cheers!--Nono64 (talk) 20:17, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

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