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#DidYouKnow that the #Anoplognathus pallidicollis beetle genus from #Australia, is more commonly known as the Christmas #Beetle? This is because because they are abundant in both urban and rural areas close to #Christmas. :wikipedia:

Christmas beetle - Wikipedia

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Category:Anoplognathus pallidicollis - Wikimedia Commons

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Anoplognathus pallidicollis - Wikispecies

Help choose the best image of the year, Vote for your favourites in the #WikimediaCommons Picture of the Year 2024 image competition which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on #Wikimedia Commons. 📸 Pictured is the 2023 Winner, Showing incense sticks being set out to dry, after being dipped in the incense solution and was taken in Quang Phu Cau village, on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. 🔗

Commons:Picture of the Year/2024 - Wikimedia Commons

👀📱 Work is progressing for the mobile interface routing so you no longer need to see the m. subdomain when visiting #wikimedia projects… For more information and timelines checkout:

MediaWiki

Requests for comment/Mobile domain sunsetting/2025 Announcement - MediaWiki

:commons: #DidYouKnow that #WikimediaCommons turned 21 yesterday? oh, how the time flies! Commons originally went live on 2004-09-07. 🎂🥳

Commons:Birthday/21st birthday - Wikimedia Commons

The 2025 #SheSaid campaign is now live and runs until 2025-12-31!, She Said is a #WikiLovesWomen initiative to celebrate the world's leading women. Started in October 2020 the project aims to increase women's voices by creating new entries in #WikiQuote or by improving existing ones. ℹ️🔗 :community_logo:

Wiki Loves Women/SheSaid - Meta-Wiki

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Wikiquote:SheSaid - Wikiquote

Did you know that the current species of the month on #Wikispecies is the Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis)? Some quick facts: ➡️ The Island Fox is the smallest fox in #NorthAmerica, significantly smaller than the Gray Fox. ➡️ This species is endemic to six of the eight Channel Islands of #California, #UnitedStates. ➡️ The current protection status is rated at: Near Threatened More information? ℹ️

Wikispecies, free species directory

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Island fox - Wikipedia

🌈 #WikiLovesPride 2025 is live! 🏳️‍🌈 :blobhaj_heart_trans: Wiki Loves Pride 2025 is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBTQ-related content across all #Wikimedia projects, organized by Wikimedia LGBTQ+. :blobhaj_heart_rainbow: It takes place throughout the entire month of #June in celebration of the International #LGBTQ #Pride Day. :blobhaj_love: More Information? ℹ️ On English #Wikipedia:

Event:Wiki Loves Pride/2025 - Wikipedia

ℹ️ On Meta-Wiki:

Event:Wiki Loves Pride/2025 - Meta-Wiki

#PrideMonth #PrideDay

Happy pride month! :blobhaj_heart_rainbow: :blobhaj_heart_trans: We've just been looking at all the cool pride flags on Commons:

Category:LGBT pride flags - Wikimedia Commons

While we wait, here's a quick look at the web traffic currently hitting Wikimedia projects — can you perhaps guess when the reports of white smoke from the Vatican first started?

That was quick!

2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout - Wikipedia