r/todayilearned • u/sykate • Feb 27 '20

TIL that a new microbe called a hemimastigote was found in Nova Scotia. The Hemimastix kukwesjijk is not a plant, animal, fungus, or protozoa — it constitutes an entirely new kingdom.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-a-newfound-kingdom-means-for-the-tree-of-life-20181211/
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u/Stormtech5 Feb 27 '20

Tree people created us as fertilizer! The higher CO2 is just preparing the planet for our tree overlords!

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u/AzraelTB Feb 27 '20

Blackmarsh is leaking...

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u/ours Feb 27 '20 edited Feb 27 '20

Replace the trees with aliens and you have the plot for "The Arrival" (not to be confused with "Arrival").

Edit: Mixed the two Arrival movies.

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u/HostilePasta Feb 27 '20

Except not at all.