Talk:Macrotristria angularis

A fact from Macrotristria angularis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 December 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the red nose-like structure of the cherrynose cicada contains muscles that help it suck xylem out of trees?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2013/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Macrotristria angularis.

Wikipedia

Insects Low‑importance

	Insects portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Insects, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of insects on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.InsectsWikipedia:WikiProject InsectsTemplate:WikiProject InsectsInsects articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Australia: New South Wales / Biota Low‑importance

	Australia portal Macrotristria angularis is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject New South Wales (assessed as Low-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Australian biota (assessed as Low-importance).
	Need help improving this article? Ask a Librarian^{What's this?} at the National Library of Australia, or the State Library of New South Wales.
	The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

Sucked xylem from plants?[edit]

Should that read 'sucks fluids from xylem cells in plants' or is it actually drawing the fluids from the phloem type cells? I believe the source itself is in error as written. JascalX (talk) 09:02, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]