#OnThisDay in #1612 #Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the #planet #Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star. 🪐
Neptune - Wikipedia
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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
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