general-phylomoji: a phylogenetic tree of emoji
Scripts to produce a phylogeny of life forms depicted by emoji.
This project was inspired by https://github.com/ghuertaramos/PlantPhylomoji.
How To Use
Install the requirements
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Download emoji sets
./download_sets.sh
Generate phylogenetic trees
python3 src/make_svg_tree.py
Emoji Details
I decided not to include some ambiguous or species-wise redundant emoji:
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, sometimes interpreted as fern -
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, same species as
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, but some interpret it as Marsilea quadrifolia -
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, arguably same species as
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, same species as
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, same species as
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, in some depictions a caterpillar, in others various other arthropods, not necessarily insects -
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, ambiguous, either cabbage or lettuce -
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, less ambiguously depicted as
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, same species as
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, hard to distinguish from
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Some included emoji might be not obvious:
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– bacteria -
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– songbirds -
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– sponges -
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– tobacco -
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– hops -
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– coffee -
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– yerba mate -
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– tea (Camellia sinensis) -
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– daisy (although depictions in various sets may be different)
