Episode 1652
Thestral (bug)
Thu, 2021-Nov-11 01:08 UTC
Length - 1:22
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Thursday, 11 November 2021 is Thestral (bug).
Thestral is a genus of shield bug found in central Chile. As of 2018, it is monospecific, just consisting its type species T. incognitus. The genus is named after the thestrals, a fictional horse-like creature from J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The fictional animal has a skeletal body and is unable to be seen by the majority of people; Faúndez & Rider chose this name for the genus due to the bug's ivory coloring and scarcity of specimens.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:08 UTC on Thursday, 11 November 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Thestral (bug) on Wikipedia.
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